Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5027ML013308 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 15
First seenSep 11, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 16, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
5VGFW5027ML013308
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
013308

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026KYI · Full1USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT161W2/PA
Dec 29, 2025KYI · Full1USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT1661W2/PA
Nov 14, 2025KYI · Full1OOSUSD CARRIER INC 4003868PT605T8/PA
Aug 24, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT605T8/PA
Jul 3, 2025PAII · Walk-around7USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT605T8/PA
Jun 24, 2025PAI · Full7OOSUSD CARRIER INC 4003868PT605T8/PA
Mar 10, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0USD CARRIER INC 4003868PT605T8/PA
Jan 1, 2025PAI · Full7OOSUSD CARRIER INC 4003868PT605T8/PA
Sep 5, 2024PAII · Walk-around3ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT605T8/PA
Jul 17, 2024KYI · Full1OOSALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT605T8/PA
Apr 24, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT605T8/PA
Feb 16, 2024OHI · Full2OOSALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT605T8/PA
Jan 2, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT614L4/PA
Oct 30, 2023PAI · Full1EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT614L4/PA
Sep 11, 2023KYI · Full0EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT614L4/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USD CARRIER INC4003868Jan 1, 2025Mar 16, 20268PA
ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC3450989Feb 16, 2024Sep 5, 20244PA
EXPERT HAULER INC3286967Sep 11, 2023Jan 2, 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.
PT161W2PAUSD CARRIER INCMar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261
PT1661W2PAUSD CARRIER INCDec 29, 2025Dec 29, 20251
PT605T8PAUSD CARRIER INCJan 1, 2025Nov 14, 20256
PT605T8PAALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INCFeb 16, 2024Sep 5, 20244
PT614L4PAEXPERT HAULER INCSep 11, 2023Jan 2, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026