Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5025ML003537 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMay 8, 2024
ME
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CO
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 25 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
5VGFW5025ML003537
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
003537

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
2021

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 · May 8, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026COI · Full0DN ROAD RANGERS LLC 41189305477958/ME
Jun 4, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1DN ROAD RANGERS LLC 41189305477958/ME
Aug 7, 2025MOIII · Driver-only3OOSSACHINO TRANSPORTATION INC 39011215477958/ME
Jun 5, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0K1K TRANS LLC 42823915477958/ME
May 28, 2025NMI · Full0K1K TRANS LLC 42823915477958/ME
Apr 9, 2025ILII · Walk-around6OOSMD CARRIER LLC 41627935477958/ME
Sep 1, 2024ALI · Full0GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 397028068CGNP/FL
Aug 21, 2024KYI · Full0GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 397028068CGNP/FL
May 8, 2024MEI · Full0GMLM TRANSPORTER INC 397028068CGNP/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DN ROAD RANGERS LLC4118930Jun 4, 2026Jun 23, 20262NY
SACHINO TRANSPORTATION INC3901121Aug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251NY
K1K TRANS LLC4282391May 28, 2025Jun 5, 20252IL
MD CARRIER LLC4162793Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251PA
GMLM TRANSPORTER INC3970280May 8, 2024Sep 1, 20243NY
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.
5477958ME2DN ROAD RANGERS LLCJun 4, 2026Jun 23, 20262
5477958MESACHINO TRANSPORTATION INCAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251
5477958MEK1K TRANS LLCMay 28, 2025Jun 5, 20252
5477958MEMD CARRIER LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
68CGNPFLGMLM TRANSPORTER INCMay 8, 2024Sep 1, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026