Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5035LL003965 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenNov 19, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 14, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
5VGFW5035LL003965
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
003965

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 · Nov 19, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026MOIII · Driver-only3AFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305472722/ME
May 7, 2026WVIII · Driver-only1AFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305472722/WI
May 7, 2026WVIII · Driver-only0AFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305472722/ME
Apr 18, 2026WIIII · Driver-only4OOSAFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305472722/ME
Mar 25, 2026VAII · Walk-around8OOSSHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055472722/ME
Nov 28, 2025TNI · Full0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765472722/ME
Nov 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1LION KING EXPRESS LLC 29807505350567/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFECT TRUCK LLC3867830Apr 18, 2026Jul 14, 20264OH
SHAPOVAL & CO LLC4510005Mar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261OH
LIPCHENKO & CO LLC4438976Nov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251FL
LION KING EXPRESS LLC2980750Nov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241OH
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.
5472722ME2AFFECT TRUCK LLCApr 18, 2026Jul 14, 20263
5472722WIAFFECT TRUCK LLCMay 7, 2026May 7, 20261
5472722MESHAPOVAL & CO LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
5472722MELIPCHENKO & CO LLCNov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251
5350567MELION KING EXPRESS LLCNov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026