Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL3520ML011521 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 19
First seenAug 23, 2023
VA
Last seenSep 11, 2025
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
5VGFL3520ML011521
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
011521

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 23, 2023 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025TNI · Full3OOSASV XPRESS LLC 43893015593615/ME
Apr 30, 2025TNI · Full1OOSNEXA CORP 41895945468454/ME
Apr 9, 2025TNI · Full2OOSBEST CAR INC 40993185468454/ME
Mar 14, 2025TNI · Full0BEST CAR INC 40993185468454/ME
Jan 23, 2025TNI · Full1BEST CAR INC 40993185468454/ME
Nov 21, 2024USI · Full0BEST CAR INC 40993185246828/ME
Nov 12, 2024OHI · Full0BEST CAR INC 40993185246828/ME
Oct 4, 2024USI · Full0BEST CAR INC 40993185246828/ME
Sep 28, 2024ALI · Full1BEST CAR INC 40993185246828/ME
Sep 11, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3BEST CAR INC 40993185246828/ME
Sep 2, 2024IAII · Walk-around5BEST CAR INC 40993185246828/ME
Jul 12, 2024MOI · Full4GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
May 15, 2024ARI · Full1GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
Apr 10, 2024NVI · Full5GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
Apr 2, 2024KSII · Walk-around2GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
Feb 12, 2024NCI · Full0GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
Jan 31, 2024NJI · Full2OOSGMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/MA
Sep 29, 2023OHIII · Driver-only4GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
Aug 23, 2023VAI · Full2GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 39702805246828/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251IL
NEXA CORP4189594Apr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251PA
BEST CAR INC4099318Sep 2, 2024Apr 9, 20259PA
GMLM TRANSPORTER INC3970280Aug 23, 2023Jul 12, 20248NY
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.
5593615MEASV XPRESS LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
5468454MENEXA CORPApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
5468454MEBEST CAR INCJan 23, 2025Apr 9, 20253
5246828MEBEST CAR INCSep 2, 2024Nov 21, 20246
5246828MEGMLM TRANSPORTER INCAug 23, 2023Jul 12, 20247
5246828MAGMLM TRANSPORTER INCJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026