Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW4838X1001554 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenApr 8, 2025
PA
Last seenApr 22, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
15XFW4838X1001554
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
FW483

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
001554

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 11 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
1999

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 8, 2025 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026GAI · Full6OOSJ&P DRIVERS TRANS LLC 4471624TY83X08/GA
Jun 26, 2025NJI · Full12OOSBZ1 LOGISTIC LLC 42930925407842/ME
Jun 9, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1J&P DRIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 4281289TY32M43/GA
Jun 6, 2025VAIII · Driver-only5OOSBZ1 LOGISTIC LLC 42930925407842/ME
Apr 8, 2025PAI · Full17OOSBZ1 LOGISTIC LLC 42930925407842/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&P DRIVERS TRANS LLC4471624Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261GA
BZ1 LOGISTIC LLC4293092Apr 8, 2025Jun 26, 20253NC
J&P DRIVERS TRANSPORT LLC4281289Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251GA
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.
TY83X08GAJ&P DRIVERS TRANS LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
5407842MEBZ1 LOGISTIC LLCApr 8, 2025Jun 26, 20253
TY32M43GAJ&P DRIVERS TRANSPORT LLCJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026