Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5022JL001515 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenJul 18, 2023
US
Last seenJul 20, 2026
NH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
5VGFW5022JL001515
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
001515

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
2018

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026NHI · Full5FCA TRANSPORTATION INC 40222345635479/ME
Oct 21, 2025MAI · Full8EZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ2436E/MA
Sep 30, 2025NHIII · Driver-only6OOSEZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ2436F/MA
Jun 10, 2025NYII · Walk-around3EZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ2436E/MA
Jun 7, 2025NYII · Walk-around9EZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ2436E/MA
May 13, 2025MAI · Full6OOSEZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ2436E/MA
Nov 18, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1EZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ61400/MA
Aug 27, 2024CTI · Full2OOSEZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ61400/MA
Apr 5, 2024MAIII · Driver-only0EZ CARGO INC 3077844TZ61400/MA
Aug 24, 2023NYII · Walk-around3EZ CARGO INC 30778445159239/ME
Jul 20, 2023MAII · Walk-around3EZ CARGO INC 30778445159239/ME
Jul 18, 2023USI · Full3EZ CARGO INC 30778445159239/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FCA TRANSPORTATION INC4022234Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261MA
EZ CARGO INC3077844Jul 18, 2023Oct 21, 202511MA
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.
5635479ME2FCA TRANSPORTATION INCJul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261
TZ2436EMAEZ CARGO INCMay 13, 2025Oct 21, 20254
TZ2436FMAEZ CARGO INCSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
TZ61400MAEZ CARGO INCApr 5, 2024Nov 18, 20243
5159239MEEZ CARGO INCJul 18, 2023Aug 24, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026