Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5032LL002434 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenOct 27, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 16, 2026
GA
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
5VGFW5032LL002434
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 17, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
002434

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 · Oct 27, 2023 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026GAIII · Driver-only3OOSNHX LOGISTICS LLC 4515038UNKNOWN/US
Mar 27, 2026PAI · Full11OOSNHX LOGISTICS LLC 4515038143435TE/IL
Nov 2, 2025NCI · Full1MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044143435/IL
Aug 26, 2025UTI · Full8OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 3648044143435TE/IL
Oct 27, 2023NYII · Walk-around3OOSCAPITAL AUTO SALVAGE AND SALES INC 3309545129400TE/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NHX LOGISTICS LLC4515038Mar 27, 2026Apr 16, 20262IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Aug 26, 2025Nov 2, 20252IL
CAPITAL AUTO SALVAGE AND SALES INC3309545Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231NY
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.
UNKNOWNUSNHX LOGISTICS LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
143435TEILNHX LOGISTICS LLCMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
143435IL2MLS CAPITAL INCNov 2, 2025Nov 2, 20251
143435TEIL2MLS CAPITAL INCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
129400TEILCAPITAL AUTO SALVAGE AND SALES INCOct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 17, 2026