Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5020NL003009 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 15
First seenOct 23, 2024
KY
Last seenAug 2, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5VGFW5020NL003009
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
003009

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 · Oct 23, 2024 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026ARI · Full0LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
Jun 17, 2026WAI · Full1LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
Apr 2, 2026PAI · Full0LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
Dec 10, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
Nov 18, 2025TNI · Full0LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
Aug 14, 2025NCI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Jun 22, 2025KSII · Walk-around1HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Jun 13, 2025WAI · Full1HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Jun 12, 2025MTII · Walk-around5OOSHAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Apr 22, 2025TNI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512ST/IL
Mar 25, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Mar 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Mar 14, 2025ILII · Walk-around3HAPPY NATION LLC 369718999512TG/IL
Dec 13, 2024VAI · Full0LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
Oct 23, 2024KYI · Full0LADA TRANS INC 299838199512TG/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LADA TRANS INC2998381Oct 23, 2024Aug 2, 20267IN
HAPPY NATION LLC3697189Mar 14, 2025Aug 14, 20258TX
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.
99512TGIL2LADA TRANS INCOct 23, 2024Aug 2, 20267
99512TGILHAPPY NATION LLCMar 14, 2025Aug 14, 20257
99512STILHAPPY NATION LLCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026