Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5020NL000188 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seenAug 24, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 20, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
5VGFW5020NL000188
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
000188

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
2022

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 24, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026SDII · Walk-around3OOSVARCO MOTORS LLC 1170641AJE578/KS
Apr 3, 2026MOI · Full10OOSVARCO MOTORS LLC 1170641AJE578/KS
Oct 8, 2025MOI · Full0RESCUE TRANSPORT LLC 3244827ADB035/KS
Jul 17, 2025KSI · Full0RESCUE TRANSPORT LLC 3244827ADB035/KS
Jun 18, 2025WYI · Full0NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910663853M/TX
May 1, 2025NDI · Full0NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910663853M/TX
Apr 29, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910884869M/TX
Apr 2, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910884869M/TX
Mar 13, 2025SDI · Full0NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910663853M/TX
Jan 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSNEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910663853M/TX
Aug 14, 2024WYI · Full3OOSNEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910663853M/TX
Dec 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around0NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910164864M/TX
Oct 19, 2023TXI · Full2NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910164864M/TX
Aug 24, 2023COI · Full1NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC 3313910459791M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VARCO MOTORS LLC1170641Apr 3, 2026Jul 20, 20262KS
RESCUE TRANSPORT LLC3244827Jul 17, 2025Oct 8, 20252KS
NEW TERRITORY TRADING LLC3313910Aug 24, 2023Jun 18, 202510TX
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.
AJE578KS2VARCO MOTORS LLCApr 3, 2026Jul 20, 20262
ADB035KSRESCUE TRANSPORT LLCJul 17, 2025Oct 8, 20252
663853MTXNEW TERRITORY TRADING LLCAug 14, 2024Jun 18, 20255
884869MTXNEW TERRITORY TRADING LLCApr 2, 2025Apr 29, 20252
164864MTXNEW TERRITORY TRADING LLCOct 19, 2023Dec 19, 20232
459791MTXNEW TERRITORY TRADING LLCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026