Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5027LL002842 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenNov 10, 2023
OH
Last seenJul 8, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
5VGFW5027LL002842
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
002842

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
2020

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 · Nov 10, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026OHI · Full7OOSUSD CARRIER INC 4003868PT161W3/PA
Dec 29, 2025PAI · Full1USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT161W3/PA
Oct 30, 2025WVII · Walk-around0USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT159W7/PA
Aug 4, 2025OHI · Full5OOSUSD CARRIER INC 4003868PT159W7/PA
Jul 4, 2025PAII · Walk-around5USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT159W7/PA
Aug 22, 2024MIII · Walk-around6OOSALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT617L8/PA
Aug 5, 2024NJII · Walk-around9ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT617L8/PA
May 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT617L8/PA
Mar 15, 2024KYI · Full5ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT617L8/PA
Feb 8, 2024PAI · Full8OOSEXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT617L8/PA
Feb 2, 2024OHIII · Driver-only3EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT617L8/PA
Nov 10, 2023OHIII · Driver-only3EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT617L8/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USD CARRIER INC4003868Jul 4, 2025Jul 8, 20265PA
ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC3450989Mar 15, 2024Aug 22, 20244PA
EXPERT HAULER INC3286967Nov 10, 2023Feb 8, 20243PA
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.
PT161W3PA2USD CARRIER INCDec 29, 2025Jul 8, 20262
PT159W7PAUSD CARRIER INCJul 4, 2025Oct 30, 20253
PT617L8PAALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INCMar 15, 2024Aug 22, 20244
PT617L8PAEXPERT HAULER INCNov 10, 2023Feb 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026