Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5031ML005861 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenSep 8, 2024
WY
Last seenJun 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5031ML005861
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
005861

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 8, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSSOTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4348851P9N724/KY
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSSOTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4348851P9N724/KY
Nov 12, 2024UTI · Full2THOR TRUCKING LLC 1730282969948ST/IL
Sep 8, 2024WYI · Full14OOSBMV HAUL INC 4019361969948ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4348851Jun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20262KY
THOR TRUCKING LLC1730282Nov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241NJ
BMV HAUL INC4019361Sep 8, 2024Sep 8, 20241IL
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.
P9N724KY2SOTO TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20262
969948STILTHOR TRUCKING LLCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
969948STILBMV HAUL INCSep 8, 2024Sep 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026