Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5035HB000497 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMar 2, 2024
WA
Last seenMar 7, 2026
WA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5SHFW5035HB000497
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000497

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 · 116 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 116 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
2017

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Mar 2, 2024 – Mar 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 7, 2026WAII · Walk-around0MARCOS SANTIAGO 292991166774AK/WA
Sep 11, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0MARCOS SANTIAGO 292991166774AK/WA
Nov 4, 2024WAII · Walk-around1MARCOS SANTIAGO 292991166774AK/WA
May 31, 2024ORII · Walk-around1OOSMARCOS SANTIAGO 292991129417AD/WA
May 14, 2024WAI · Full1MARCOS SANTIAGO 292991129417AD/WA
Mar 2, 2024WAI · Full0MARCOS SANTIAGO 292991129417AD/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARCOS SANTIAGO2929911Mar 2, 2024Mar 7, 20266WA
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.
66774AKWAMARCOS SANTIAGONov 4, 2024Mar 7, 20263
29417ADWAMARCOS SANTIAGOMar 2, 2024May 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026