Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5327PL001613 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen11/28/2025
MS
Last seen06/17/2026
NV
Inspected under 4 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
5VGFW5327PL001613
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/31/2026
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 · 11/28/2025 – 06/17/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/17/2026NVI · Full0—UNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986EKFN12/CO
04/28/2026TXIII · Driver-only1OOSWEST TRANSPORT INC 2955326EKFN12/CO
01/21/2026MOII · Walk-around12OOSLIMA LEASE INC 2911531EKFN12/CO
12/31/2025MOIII · Driver-only0—GG CARGO LLC 4469776EKFN12/CO
11/28/2025MSI · Full0—GG CARGO LLC 4469776EKFN12/CO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC455098606/17/202606/17/20261WA
WEST TRANSPORT INC295532604/28/202604/28/20261OH
LIMA LEASE INC291153101/21/202601/21/20261OH
GG CARGO LLC446977611/28/202512/31/20252WA
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.
EKFN12CO2UNITRANSPORT LLC06/17/2026 → 06/17/20261
EKFN12CO—WEST TRANSPORT INC04/28/2026 → 04/28/20261
EKFN12CO—LIMA LEASE INC01/21/2026 → 01/21/20261
EKFN12CO—GG CARGO LLC11/28/2025 → 12/31/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026