Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFL3526MB000502 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 7, 2024
NY
Last seenJul 2, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5SHFL3526MB000502
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
5SH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FL352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000502

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 NE, INC.

Prefix basis · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 12 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

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 7, 2024 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026ILI · Full1EVANS CAR CARRIERS LLC 235103035M1HL/MO
May 13, 2026WVI · Full0EVANS CAR CARRIERS LLC 235103035M1HL/MO
Dec 19, 2025FLIII · Driver-only5EVANS CAR CARRIERS LLC 235103035M1HL/MO
Nov 19, 2025INIII · Driver-only14EVANS CAR CARRIERS LLC 235103035M1HL/MO
Jan 1, 2025VAII · Walk-around6OOSPTS AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2121485351M1HL/MO
Oct 29, 2024MOI · Full4OOSPTS AUTO CARRIERS LLC 212148535M1HL/MO
May 7, 2024NYI · Full1PTS AUTO CARRIERS LLC 212148515L9KD/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVANS CAR CARRIERS LLC2351030Nov 19, 2025Jul 2, 20264MO
PTS AUTO CARRIERS LLC2121485May 7, 2024Jan 1, 20253MO
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
35M1HLMO2EVANS CAR CARRIERS LLCNov 19, 2025Jul 2, 20264
351M1HLMOPTS AUTO CARRIERS LLCJan 1, 2025Jan 1, 20251
35M1HLMOPTS AUTO CARRIERS LLCOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241
15L9KDMOPTS AUTO CARRIERS LLCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026