Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW50391L000426 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenJun 19, 2024
KY
Last seenSep 29, 2025
MD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
15XFW50391L000426
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 3, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
000426

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
2001

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 · Jun 19, 2024 – Sep 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 29, 2025MDI · Full0—GM AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4402931996F21/MD
Aug 25, 2025NYI · Full2OOSGM AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4402931439850X/MD
Jul 24, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1—GM AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4402931439850X/MD
Jul 17, 2025NJI · Full5OOSBEST CAR INC 4099318439850X/MD
Jun 25, 2025ALI · Full2OOSBEST CAR INC 4099318439850X/MD
Jun 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0—MAVIST LLC 2389869—
Sep 20, 2024TNI · Full23OOSBROTHER TRANSPORT LLC 4185472266617D/ME
Jun 19, 2024KYI · Full6OOSBROTHER TRANSPORT LLC 4185472266617D/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GM AUTO TRANSPORT INC4402931Jul 24, 2025Sep 29, 20253PA
BEST CAR INC4099318Jun 25, 2025Jul 17, 20252PA
MAVIST LLC2389869Jun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251SC
BROTHER TRANSPORT LLC4185472Jun 19, 2024Sep 20, 20242MD
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.
996F21MD—GM AUTO TRANSPORT INCSep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 20251
439850XMD—GM AUTO TRANSPORT INCJul 24, 2025 → Aug 25, 20252
439850XMD—BEST CAR INCJun 25, 2025 → Jul 17, 20252
—SC—MAVIST LLCJun 19, 2025 → Jun 19, 20251
266617DME—BROTHER TRANSPORT LLCJun 19, 2024 → Sep 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 3, 2026