Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4438KL000953 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 20, 2024
AL
Last seenJul 27, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5VGFE4438KL000953
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
000953

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
2019

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 20, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0J & J LOGISTICS EXPRESS 8 INC 4417152QB23QY/FL
Jun 23, 2025FLIII · Driver-only4HEADQUARTERS TOWING RECOVERY INC 3401242QB23QY/FL
Mar 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3LIALEX LLC 4175148RBVY37/FL
Feb 24, 2025GAI · Full3LIALEX LLC 4175148RBVY37/FL
Apr 20, 2024ALI · Full12OOSLIALEX LLC 4175148RBVY37/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & J LOGISTICS EXPRESS 8 INC4417152Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261FL
HEADQUARTERS TOWING RECOVERY INC3401242Jun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251FL
LIALEX LLC4175148Apr 20, 2024Mar 10, 20253FL
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.
QB23QYFL2J & J LOGISTICS EXPRESS 8 INCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
QB23QYFLHEADQUARTERS TOWING RECOVERY INCJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
RBVY37FLLIALEX LLCApr 20, 2024Mar 10, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026