Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4735ML005493 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenAug 24, 2023
LA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5VGFE4735ML005493
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
FE473

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
005493

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
2021

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 24, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026GAI · Full9OOSTNT TRUCKING GROUP LLC 2208661TW78R06/GA
Feb 11, 2026FLI · Full0TNT TRUCKING GROUP LLC 2208661TW78R06/FL
Dec 18, 2025GAI · Full0TNT TRUCKING GROUP LLC 2208661TW78R06/GA
Oct 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TW78R06/GA
Apr 3, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TW78R06/GA
Sep 3, 2024FLI · Full1OOSBEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TW78R06/GA
Jul 18, 2024GAI · Full7OOSBEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TW78R06/GA
May 15, 2024ARI · Full3OOSBEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TU66A09/GA
Mar 18, 2024GAI · Full5BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TU66A09/GA
Nov 26, 2023ARI · Full0BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TU66A09/GA
Nov 8, 2023SCII · Walk-around2BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TU66A09/GA
Sep 21, 2023FLIII · Driver-only3BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TU66A09/GA
Aug 24, 2023LAII · Walk-around1BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC 2386334TU66A09/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TNT TRUCKING GROUP LLC2208661Dec 18, 2025Jun 11, 20263OH
BEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC2386334Aug 24, 2023Oct 24, 202510GA
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.
TW78R06GA2TNT TRUCKING GROUP LLCDec 18, 2025Jun 11, 20262
TW78R06FLTNT TRUCKING GROUP LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
TW78R06GABEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLCJul 18, 2024Oct 24, 20254
TU66A09GABEST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLCAug 24, 2023May 15, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026