Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5024JL008109 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenMar 19, 2024
NY
Last seenJun 30, 2026
NY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
5VGFW5024JL008109
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
008109

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 · Mar 19, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026NYII · Walk-around23OOSLUIS EMILIO ESPINAL 458190652FW/NJ
Aug 12, 2025NYI · Full0ONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43170732296D8/NY
Aug 8, 2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43170732296D8/NY
Apr 30, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1ONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43170732296D8/NY
Apr 10, 2025DEI · Full5OOSONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43170732296D8/NY
Mar 5, 2025NYIII · Driver-only2ONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43170732296D8/NY
Nov 12, 2024NYII · Walk-around11OOSEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 14279592296D8/NY
Mar 19, 2024NYII · Walk-around3OOSMOULTONS AUTO AND TRUCK LLC 9616132296D8/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS EMILIO ESPINAL4581906Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261MA
ONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4317073Mar 5, 2025Aug 12, 20255NY
EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC1427959Nov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241NY
MOULTONS AUTO AND TRUCK LLC961613Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241NY
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.
52FWNJ2LUIS EMILIO ESPINALJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
2296D8NYONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMar 5, 2025Aug 12, 20255
2296D8NYEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
2296D8NYMOULTONS AUTO AND TRUCK LLCMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026