Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW503XFB000671 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenNov 19, 2024
MD
Last seenJun 24, 2026
PA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5SHFW503XFB000671
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
000671

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
2015

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 · Nov 19, 2024 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2OOSTJ TOWING LLC 4023579PT192N9/PA
Oct 21, 2025MDIII · Driver-only4OOSTJ TOWING LLC 4023579PT192N9/PA
Oct 20, 2025MDIII · Driver-only1OOSTJ TOWING LLC 4023579PT192N9/PA
Sep 19, 2025PAI · Full4OOSTJ TOWING LLC 4023579PT192N9/PA
May 15, 2025PAI · Full10OOSD&J TRANSPORTE LLC 4136403PT192N9/PA
Nov 25, 2024PAI · Full5OOSTJ TOWING LLC 4023579PT192N9/PA
Nov 19, 2024MDI · Full0TJ TOWING LLC 4023579PT192N9/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TJ TOWING LLC4023579Nov 19, 2024Jun 24, 20266PA
D&J TRANSPORTE LLC4136403May 15, 2025May 15, 20251PA
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.
PT192N9PA2TJ TOWING LLCNov 19, 2024Jun 24, 20266
PT192N9PAD&J TRANSPORTE LLCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026