Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL3520DL001653 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 29, 2024
ME
Last seenJun 3, 2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
5VGFL3520DL001653
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2013
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
FL352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
001653

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
2013

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 29, 2024 – Jun 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2025MDI · Full5OOSCAMILO TRANSPORTS INC 42556675402730/ME
Nov 21, 2024MEI · Full7TJ EXPRESS INC 34756265402730/ME
Nov 18, 2024MEIII · Driver-only2TJ EXPRESS INC 34756265402730/ME
Aug 29, 2024MEI · Full2OOSTJ EXPRESS INC 34756265402730/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAMILO TRANSPORTS INC4255667Jun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251MA
TJ EXPRESS INC3475626Aug 29, 2024Nov 21, 20243MA
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.
5402730MECAMILO TRANSPORTS INCJun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251
5402730METJ EXPRESS INCAug 29, 2024Nov 21, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026