Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW4827W1001289 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenNov 21, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 29, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
15XFW4827W1001289
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
15X

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
001289

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.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 21, 2025 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0903 BOYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 4420457261027N/TX
Nov 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOS903 BOYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 4420457261027N/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
903 BOYZ TRANSPORTATION LLC4420457Nov 21, 2025Apr 29, 20262TX
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.
261027NTX903 BOYZ TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 21, 2025Apr 29, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026