Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5035NL007453 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
20 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 12
First seenOct 28, 2024
IA
Last seenJun 9, 2026
AL
Inspected under 5 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
5VGFW5035NL007453
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 15, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
007453

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 · Oct 28, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026ALI · Full0MP TEAM INC 33149855594337/ME
Feb 20, 2026ORIII · Driver-only4OOSMP TEAM INC 33149855594337/ME
Feb 10, 2026LAI · Full1MP TEAM INC 33149855594337/ME
Jan 20, 2026KSI · Full32OOSMP TEAM INC 33149855594337/ME
Nov 20, 2025ARI · Full4THE TIME TRANS INC 35682015594337/ME
Aug 1, 2025MOII · Walk-around4OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521141000038ST/IL
Jul 15, 2025UTI · Full6OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521141000038ST/IL
Mar 12, 2025IDI · Full19OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651561000038ST/NE
Mar 10, 2025WYII · Walk-around4OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156931076ST/IL
Mar 8, 2025WYI · Full9OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156931076ST/IL
Nov 1, 2024IAII · Walk-around9OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562931076ST/IL
Oct 28, 2024IAIII · Driver-only4GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562958064ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MP TEAM INC3314985Jan 20, 2026Jun 9, 20264IL
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Nov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 15, 2025Aug 1, 20252IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Mar 8, 2025Mar 12, 20253IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Oct 28, 2024Nov 1, 20242IN
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.
5594337MEMP TEAM INCJan 20, 2026Jun 9, 20264
5594337METHE TIME TRANS INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
1000038STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 15, 2025Aug 1, 20252
1000038STNECRYSTAL TRUCKING INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
931076STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCMar 8, 2025Mar 10, 20252
931076STILGFT EXPRESS LLCNov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241
958064STILGFT EXPRESS LLCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 15, 2026