Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5035HL003939 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenDec 12, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 7, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5VGFW5035HL003939
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
003939

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
2017

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026MDI · Full16OOSTJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C456024/ME
Jun 20, 2026PAI · Full13OOSTJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C465024/ME
Dec 30, 2025MDII · Walk-around9OOSTJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C465024/ME
May 12, 2025OHII · Walk-around0TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C465024/ME
Oct 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around6OOSTJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C465024/ME
Sep 27, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C465024/ME
Sep 5, 2024MDII · Walk-around0TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844C465024/ME
Jul 31, 2024OHIII · Driver-only3OOSTJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844249963C/ME
Feb 14, 2024OHI · Full4OOSTJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4179844249963C/ME
Dec 12, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0SAFETY CAR EXPRESS LLC 3228540249963C/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4179844Feb 14, 2024Jul 7, 20269MD
SAFETY CAR EXPRESS LLC3228540Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 20231MD
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.
C456024ME2TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
C465024ME2TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2024Jun 20, 20266
249963CMETJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 14, 2024Jul 31, 20242
249963CMESAFETY CAR EXPRESS LLCDec 12, 2023Dec 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026