Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5029ML004478 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJan 8, 2025
KS
Last seenJul 30, 2026
WI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
5VGFW5029ML004478
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
004478

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 · Jan 8, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026WIII · Walk-around7OOSSKYFYLL TRANSPORT LLC 3928716TTR4389/OH
Mar 31, 2026MTII · Walk-around1KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172TTR4389/OH
Dec 9, 2025ILII · Walk-around4DMLCSL LLC 4476927TTR4389/OH
Jun 19, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2OOSSKYFALL TRANSPORT LLC 3698624TTR4389/OH
Jan 8, 2025KSI · Full17OOSSKYFALL TRANSPORT LLC 3698624TTR4389/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYFYLL TRANSPORT LLC3928716Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261OH
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251IL
SKYFALL TRANSPORT LLC3698624Jan 8, 2025Jun 19, 20252OH
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.
TTR4389OH2SKYFYLL TRANSPORT LLCJul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261
TTR4389OHKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
TTR4389OHDMLCSL LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
TTR4389OHSKYFALL TRANSPORT LLCJan 8, 2025Jun 19, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026