Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5030JL001716 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMay 25, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 29, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5030JL001716
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 4, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
001716

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 · May 25, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026MDII · Walk-around4NATHAN TRANSPORT LLC 30388375043302/ME
Apr 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around2NATHAN TRANSPORT LLC 30388375043302/ME
Mar 19, 2026MDII · Walk-around4OOSNATHAN TRANSPORT LLC 30388375043302/ME
May 25, 2024NCI · Full4NATHAN TRANSPORT LLC 3038837227453D/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATHAN TRANSPORT LLC3038837May 25, 2024Jul 29, 20264MD
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.
5043302ME2NATHAN TRANSPORT LLCMar 19, 2026Jul 29, 20263
227453DMENATHAN TRANSPORT LLCMay 25, 2024May 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 4, 2026