Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW53216L001628 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenMay 30, 2024
MD
Last seenNov 7, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
15XFW53216L001628
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 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
FW532

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
001628

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 19 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 30, 2024 – Nov 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2025NCI · Full5OOSL N J TRANSPORTATION LLC 42749555537843/ME
May 22, 2025NCI · Full3OOSMBC TRANSPORTATION LLC 39213575537843/ME
Apr 11, 2025NCI · Full9OOSMBC TRANSPORTATION LLC 39213575462394/ME
Dec 26, 2024NCI · Full0MBC TRANSPORTATION LLC 39213575462394/ME
Dec 3, 2024NCI · Full1MBC TRANSPORTATION LLC 39213575462394/ME
May 30, 2024MDII · Walk-around10OOSAYENSON CAPELLAN 3198051A2764335/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L N J TRANSPORTATION LLC4274955Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251MD
MBC TRANSPORTATION LLC3921357Dec 3, 2024May 22, 20254PA
AYENSON CAPELLAN3198051May 30, 2024May 30, 20241MD
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.
5537843MEL N J TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
5537843MEMBC TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 22, 2025May 22, 20251
5462394MEMBC TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 3, 2024Apr 11, 20253
A2764335MDAYENSON CAPELLANMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026