Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5322PL003348 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seen10/28/2025
CA
Last seen07/08/2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
5VGFW5322PL003348
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/27/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 10/28/2025 – 07/08/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/08/2026WAIII · Driver-only0—VG AUTO INC 2486593998083ST/IL
05/20/2026CAIII · Driver-only3OOSVG AUTO INC 248659399808ST/IL
05/13/2026KSI · Full4—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/IL
05/09/2026MOI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/IL
03/12/2026MTIII · Driver-only0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/IL
02/11/2026UTI · Full3OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/IL
12/14/2025WYIII · Driver-only0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/IL
12/04/2025ORII · Walk-around2—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/IL
10/28/2025CAIII · Driver-only2—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811998083ST/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VG AUTO INC248659305/20/202607/08/20262IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC249881110/28/202505/13/20267IL
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.
998083STIL2VG AUTO INC07/08/2026 → 07/08/20261
99808STIL—VG AUTO INC05/20/2026 → 05/20/20261
998083STIL—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC12/04/2025 → 05/13/20266
998083STME—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC10/28/2025 → 10/28/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026