Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5021NL006730 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 12, 2024
NE
Last seenJul 17, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5021NL006730
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
006730

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025TNI · Full1SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255649618ST/IL
Jul 15, 2025OHI · Full6OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255649618ST/IL
Jun 11, 2025VAI · Full0SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255649618ST/IL
May 9, 2025ILI · Full8SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255999770ST/IL
Dec 14, 2024IAII · Walk-around8OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057999880ST/IL
Dec 13, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057999770ST/IL
Dec 12, 2024NEIII · Driver-only6MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057999770ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC4381255May 9, 2025Jul 17, 20254IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Dec 12, 2024Dec 14, 20243IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
649618STILSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJun 11, 2025Jul 17, 20253
999770STILSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
999880STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 14, 2024Dec 14, 20241
999770STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 12, 2024Dec 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026