Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5030LL002223 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seenAug 8, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5VGFW5030LL002223
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
002223

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only3PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905191527/ME
Jul 9, 2026NCI · Full2OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985191527/ME
May 31, 2026MDI · Full0PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905191527/ME
Mar 25, 2026MDI · Full9OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985191527/ME
Mar 24, 2026MDII · Walk-around7OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985191527/ME
Mar 6, 2026NCI · Full0PONCE TOWING LLC 30783985191527/ME
Aug 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around3PONCE TOWING LLC 30783985191527/ME
Jun 23, 2025NCI · Full1OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985191527/ME
Jun 23, 2025NCI · Full0PONCE TOWING LLC 3078398NONE/OT
Oct 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around5OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905191527/ME
May 24, 2024MDII · Walk-around2PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905191527/ME
Oct 6, 2023NCI · Full1OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905191527/ME
Aug 8, 2023MDI · Full1PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 3495990362589X/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC3495990Aug 8, 2023Jul 17, 20266MD
PONCE TOWING LLC3078398Jun 23, 2025Jul 9, 20267MD
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.
5191527ME2PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 6, 2023Jul 17, 20265
5191527ME2PONCE TOWING LLCJun 23, 2025Jul 9, 20266
NONEOTPONCE TOWING LLCJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
362589XMDPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026