Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4435FL000656 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 24, 2024
IA
Last seenMar 17, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5VGFE4435FL000656
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
000656

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
2015

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
Mar 17, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
Jan 14, 2026IAIII · Driver-only2SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
Oct 23, 2025NEIII · Driver-only16SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
Jun 20, 2025IAI · Full8OOSSOCAR TRANS INC 4397974584371ST/IL
Oct 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only3KOZAK TRANS INC 2641919972671ST/IL
Aug 29, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0KOZAK TRANS INC 2641919584371ST/IL
Apr 24, 2024IAI · Full1KOZAK TRANS INC 2641919972671ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOCAR TRANS INC4397974Jun 20, 2025Mar 17, 20265IL
KOZAK TRANS INC2641919Apr 24, 2024Oct 9, 20243IL
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.
972671STILSOCAR TRANS INCOct 23, 2025Mar 17, 20264
584371STILSOCAR TRANS INCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
972671STILKOZAK TRANS INCApr 24, 2024Oct 9, 20242
584371STILKOZAK TRANS INCAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026