Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5029ML008837 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 21, 2023
PA
Last seenMar 12, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5029ML008837
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
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
008837

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Mar 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2025PAII · Walk-around4EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CG16919/NY
Dec 13, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CG16919/NY
Feb 14, 2024NYII · Walk-around3ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CG16919/NY
Dec 21, 2023NYI · Full2OOSANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 39736873450D7/NY
Jun 30, 2023PAIII · Driver-only3EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 14279593450D7/NY
Jun 21, 2023PAIII · Driver-only2EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 14279593450D7/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC1427959Jun 21, 2023Mar 12, 20253NY
ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC3973687Dec 21, 2023Dec 13, 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.
CG16919NYEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
CG16919NYANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INCFeb 14, 2024Dec 13, 20242
3450D7NYANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INCDec 21, 2023Dec 21, 20231
3450D7NYEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCJun 21, 2023Jun 30, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026