Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5033NL000338 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
7 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 1, 2026
AR
Last seenAug 3, 2026
FL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 7 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
5VGFW5033NL000338
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
000338

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
2022

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 1, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0CARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955560434/ME
Jun 9, 2026NDIII · Driver-only1UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865560434/ME
May 19, 2026IAII · Walk-around6UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865560434/ME
May 11, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2PK LOGISTIX LLC 45217235560434/ME
Apr 14, 2026NYI · Full5OOSSHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055560434/ME
Jan 1, 2026ARI · Full0LION KING EXPRESS LLC 29807505560434/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 19, 2026Jun 9, 20262WA
PK LOGISTIX LLC4521723May 11, 2026May 11, 20261WA
SHAPOVAL & CO LLC4510005Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261OH
LION KING EXPRESS LLC2980750Jan 1, 2026Jan 1, 20261OH
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.
5560434ME2CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
5560434MEUNITRANSPORT LLCMay 19, 2026Jun 9, 20262
5560434MEPK LOGISTIX LLCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
5560434MESHAPOVAL & CO LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
5560434MELION KING EXPRESS LLCJan 1, 2026Jan 1, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026