Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL3527BL000402 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJun 12, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 2, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFL3527BL000402
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2011
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
FL352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
000402

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
2011

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 12, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026NCI · Full0SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DC99042/NC
Jul 2, 2026NCI · Full0SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DC99042/NC
Jul 2, 2026NCI · Full0SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DC99042/NC
Dec 4, 2025NCI · Full2SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DC99042/NC
Nov 7, 2024NCI · Full0SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DC99042/NC
Jul 30, 2024VAIII · Driver-only3PITTMANS SWIFT TRANSIT 4161726CR19463/NC
Jan 3, 2024USI · Full0SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DB41928/NC
Nov 27, 2023NCI · Full0SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DB41928/NC
Nov 13, 2023GAI · Full10SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DB41928/NC
Jun 12, 2023NCI · Full1SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC 3340375DB41928/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLC3340375Jun 12, 2023Jul 2, 20269NC
PITTMANS SWIFT TRANSIT4161726Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241NC
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.
DC99042NC2SESSOMS TRANSPORT LLCNov 7, 2024Jul 2, 20265
CR19463NCPITTMANS SWIFT TRANSITJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
DB41928NCSESSOMS TRANSPORT LLCJun 12, 2023Jan 3, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026