Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW50302L001496 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenApr 22, 2025
FL
Last seenSep 7, 2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
15XFW50302L001496
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
001496

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 · 55 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 55 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
2002

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 22, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 7, 2025MOI · Full39OOSCARAZA TOWING AND TRANSPORT LLC 3456707QB33LH/MO
Aug 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only5OOSUNITED TRANSPORTS LLC 4231668QB11NZ/FL
Apr 25, 2025MSI · Full17OOSMARIBEL ALARCON-ESPINOSA 3936881QB11NZ/FL
Apr 22, 2025FLI · Full33OOSMARIBEL ALARCON-ESPINOSA 3936881QB11NZ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARAZA TOWING AND TRANSPORT LLC3456707Sep 7, 2025Sep 7, 20251FL
UNITED TRANSPORTS LLC4231668Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251FL
MARIBEL ALARCON-ESPINOSA3936881Apr 22, 2025Apr 25, 20252TX
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.
QB33LHMOCARAZA TOWING AND TRANSPORT LLCSep 7, 2025Sep 7, 20251
QB11NZFLUNITED TRANSPORTS LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
QB11NZFLMARIBEL ALARCON-ESPINOSAApr 22, 2025Apr 25, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026