Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4734GL005439 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenAug 15, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 29, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
5VGFE4734GL005439
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
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
FE473

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
005439

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
2016

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026TNI · Full0ON TRAC TRANSPORT 4326727740470T/TN
Feb 19, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0FRONTLINE EXPRESS INC 302552347837PF/NY
Dec 3, 2025TNI · Full0ON TRAC TRANSPORT 4326727740470T/TN
Oct 16, 2025TNI · Full0ON TRAC TRANSPORT 4326727740470T/TN
Feb 14, 2025TNI · Full1SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Nov 6, 2024TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Oct 29, 2024TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Sep 30, 2024TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Aug 28, 2024TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
May 10, 2024TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Feb 7, 2024TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Nov 10, 2023TNI · Full1SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Oct 24, 2023TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
Aug 15, 2023TNI · Full0SAM DAVIS 3219238249135T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ON TRAC TRANSPORT4326727Oct 16, 2025May 29, 20263TN
FRONTLINE EXPRESS INC3025523Feb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261OH
SAM DAVIS3219238Aug 15, 2023Feb 14, 202510TN
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.
740470TTNON TRAC TRANSPORTOct 16, 2025May 29, 20263
47837PFNYFRONTLINE EXPRESS INCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
249135TTNSAM DAVISAug 15, 2023Feb 14, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026