Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW503X4L000536 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenOct 3, 2025
MI
Last seenJun 4, 2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 8 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
15XFW503X4L000536
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
2004
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
000536

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
2004

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 · Oct 3, 2025 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026OKI · Full13OOSBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327FSMN96/FL
May 21, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2BARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327FSMN96/FL
Apr 24, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2BARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327FSMN96/FL
Nov 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSNATISTORE LLC 4444875FSMN96/FL
Oct 30, 2025NCI · Full8OOSTRANSPORT KEY LLC 4407193FSMN96/FL
Oct 3, 2025MII · Full8OOSGAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722DK25TW/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC4254327Apr 24, 2026Jun 4, 20263GA
NATISTORE LLC4444875Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251CO
TRANSPORT KEY LLC4407193Oct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251FL
GAMBOA CARGO CORP4282722Oct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251FL
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.
FSMN96FLBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLCApr 24, 2026Jun 4, 20263
FSMN96FLNATISTORE LLCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
FSMN96FLTRANSPORT KEY LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
DK25TWFLGAMBOA CARGO CORPOct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026