Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4433HL006071 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 7
First seenJul 7, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 27, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5VGFE4433HL006071
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
FE443

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
006071

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
2017

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Dec 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around18OOSWATAN LOGISTICS LLC 40658735593038/ME
May 1, 2025TXI · Full10OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237770R57/TX
Apr 14, 2025TXI · Full8OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237770R57/TX
Apr 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around21OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237276S20/TX
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237276S20/TX
Feb 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3906223PT201784/AR
Jul 7, 2023TXI · Full2OOSH & M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3519180CT5511/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WATAN LOGISTICS LLC4065873Dec 27, 2025Dec 27, 20251MD
FIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC3906223Feb 5, 2025May 1, 20255TX
H & M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3519180Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231TX
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.
5593038MEWATAN LOGISTICS LLCDec 27, 2025Dec 27, 20251
7770R57TXFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 14, 2025May 1, 20252
7276S20TXFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 12, 2025Apr 11, 20252
PT201784ARFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251
CT5511OKH & M AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026