Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5026JL006684 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 29, 2023
MA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5026JL006684
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
006684

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
2018

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1VARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INC 290792642A3/MA
Dec 16, 2025MAIII · Driver-only3OOSVARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INC 2907926SM42A3/MA
Oct 23, 2023MAII · Walk-around15OOSVARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INC 2907926SM48H9/MA
Jun 29, 2023MAIII · Driver-only2VARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INC 2907926SM31Z9/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INC2907926Jun 29, 2023Apr 29, 20264MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
42A3MAVARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
SM42A3MAVARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
SM48H9MAVARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
SM31Z9MAVARGAS TOWING TRANSPORTATION INCJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026