Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFG3527ML004022 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenSep 13, 2023
MD
Last seenJun 10, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 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
5VGFG3527ML004022
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
FG352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
004022

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026NYI · Full16OOS5G TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2000406Z89TBZ/NJ
Apr 9, 2026PAI · Full15G TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2000406Z89TBZ/NJ
May 14, 2025CTI · Full2TRAFFKING LLC 3500676Z89TBZ/NJ
Jan 7, 2025NJI · Full1OOSTRAFFKING LLC 3500676Z89TBZ/NJ
Dec 4, 2024CTI · Full3OOSTRAFFKING LLC 3500676TZE39J/NJ
Nov 6, 2024USI · Full8OOSTRAFFKING LLC 3500676TZE39J/NJ
Jul 19, 2024NJI · Full0TRAFFKING LLC 3500676TZE39J/NJ
Mar 11, 2024PAI · Full8OOSTRAFFKING LLC 3500676TZE39J/NJ
Dec 11, 2023CTII · Walk-around6OOSTRAFFKING LLC 3500676TZE39J/NJ
Sep 13, 2023MDII · Walk-around2TRAFFKING LLC 3500676TZE39J/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5G TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY2000406Apr 9, 2026Jun 10, 20262PA
TRAFFKING LLC3500676Sep 13, 2023May 14, 20258DE
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.
Z89TBZNJ25G TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYApr 9, 2026Jun 10, 20262
Z89TBZNJTRAFFKING LLCJan 7, 2025May 14, 20252
TZE39JNJTRAFFKING LLCSep 13, 2023Dec 4, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026