Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4737JL000159 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 22, 2023
SC
Last seenApr 10, 2026
SC
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
5VGFE4737JL000159
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
000159

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
2018

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1MBL TRANSPORT LLC 3683108QA30KH/FL
Nov 6, 2025FLI · Full0MBL TRANSPORT LLC 3683108QA3OKH/FL
Aug 22, 2025SCIII · Driver-only3OOSMBL TRANSPORT LLC 3683108QA30KH/FL
May 22, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0DREAMS TRANSPORT CORP 3485725QA30KH/FL
Feb 28, 2024NCI · Full0DREAMS TRANSPORT CORP 3485725QA30KH/FL
Jun 22, 2023SCII · Walk-around1DREAMS TRANSPORT CORP 3485725QA30KH/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MBL TRANSPORT LLC3683108Aug 22, 2025Apr 10, 20263FL
DREAMS TRANSPORT CORP3485725Jun 22, 2023May 22, 20243FL
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.
QA30KHFLMBL TRANSPORT LLCAug 22, 2025Apr 10, 20262
QA3OKHFLMBL TRANSPORT LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
QA30KHFLDREAMS TRANSPORT CORPJun 22, 2023May 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026