Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW50316L001593 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenJul 5, 2023
WA
Last seenJan 21, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
15XFW50316L001593
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
001593

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
2006

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION 4 LLC 439744078334AL/WA
Jan 24, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0PAD TRANSPORT LLC 425563724457AK/WA
Nov 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0PAD TRANSPORT LLC 425563724457AK/WA
Oct 9, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2OOSPAD TRANSPORT LLC 425563724457AK/WA
Jun 3, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSJR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
May 10, 2024WAI · Full0JR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
May 6, 2024WAI · Full5OOSJR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
Nov 8, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1JR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
Oct 25, 2023WAI · Full1JR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
Oct 12, 2023WAII · Walk-around1JR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
Aug 22, 2023WAI · Full5OOSJR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
Jul 5, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0JR TRANSPORTATION INC 254197005730AD/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION 4 LLC4397440Jan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261WA
PAD TRANSPORT LLC4255637Oct 9, 2024Jan 24, 20253WA
JR TRANSPORTATION INC2541970Jul 5, 2023Jun 3, 20248WA
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.
78334ALWABROTHERS TRANSPORTATION 4 LLCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
24457AKWAPAD TRANSPORT LLCOct 9, 2024Jan 24, 20253
05730ADWAJR TRANSPORTATION INCJul 5, 2023Jun 3, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026