Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Kaufman Trailers

1K9FG40228K141125 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 6, 2024
AR
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1K9FG40228K141125
Make
Kaufman Trailers
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1K9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FG402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
141125

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 6, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TNI · Full06 STRING TRANSPORT LLC CO 4434068DM4065/OK
Jan 26, 2026MSIII · Driver-only26 STRING TRANSPORT LLC CO 4434068DM4065/OK
Jan 21, 2026MDII · Walk-around06 STRING TRANSPORT LLC CO 4434068DM4065/OK
Feb 27, 2025WYI · Full6OOSFULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
Feb 13, 2025NMIII · Driver-only2FULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
Jan 22, 2025IAII · Walk-around3OOSFULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
Jan 13, 2025TNI · Full0FULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
Oct 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only3OOSFULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
Sep 28, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0FULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
Sep 6, 2024ARI · Full0FULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC 4266540DM4065/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
6 STRING TRANSPORT LLC CO4434068Jan 21, 2026Apr 28, 20263OK
FULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLC4266540Sep 6, 2024Feb 27, 20257OK
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.
DM4065OK6 STRING TRANSPORT LLC COJan 21, 2026Apr 28, 20263
DM4065OKFULLER COMPANY TRUCKING LLCSep 6, 2024Feb 27, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026