Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFC4238NL007043 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 9
First seenFeb 20, 2024
TN
Last seenSep 25, 2025
FL
Inspected under 3 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
5VGFC4238NL007043
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
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
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC423

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
007043

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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

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

  • 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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025FLIII · Driver-only7OOSMENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4354784QB42SJ/FL
Aug 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only3OOSMENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4354784QB42SJ/FL
Jul 15, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4OOSMENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4354784QB43LV/FL
May 22, 2025FLI · Full3OOSMENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4354784QB43LV/FL
Mar 6, 2025FLI · Full8VIP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 4025998QB43LV/FL
Aug 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around7OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520DRD6945/FL
Jun 14, 2024KYI · Full17OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520LJTSPD/FL
Apr 19, 2024UTI · Full15OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520DKQ7351/FL
Feb 20, 2024TNI · Full4OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520DKQ7351/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4354784May 22, 2025Sep 25, 20254FL
VIP CAR TRANSPORT LLC4025998Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251FL
NORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP4131520Feb 20, 2024Aug 15, 20244FL
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.
QB42SJFLMENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLCAug 11, 2025Sep 25, 20252
QB43LVFLMENDOZA TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 22, 2025Jul 15, 20252
QB43LVFLVIP CAR TRANSPORT LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
DRD6945FLNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
LJTSPDFLNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPJun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241
DKQ7351FLNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPApr 19, 2024Apr 19, 20241
DKQ7351UKNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026