Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5036KL000202 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 15
First seenJul 5, 2023
PA
Last seenMar 7, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
5VGFW5036KL000202
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
000202

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
2019

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Mar 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 7, 2026NJII · Walk-around4ARG TRANSPORT LLC 4297190BV15953/CT
Mar 7, 2026NJII · Walk-around4ARG TRANSPORT LLC 4297190BV15953/CT
Dec 12, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2ARG TRANSPORT LLC 4297190BV15953/CT
Dec 1, 2025MAI · Full7OOSARG TRANSPORT LLC 4297190BV15953/CT
Oct 15, 2025RIIII · Driver-only3OOSARG TRANSPORT LLC 4297190BV15953/CT
Aug 19, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0ARG TRANSPORT LLC 4297190BV15953/CT
Aug 21, 2024MAI · Full6OOSLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BN96701/CT
Jul 29, 2024MAI · Full4OOSLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BN96701/CT
May 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2OOSLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BL16641/CT
May 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1OOSLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BL16641/CT
Dec 6, 2023RIII · Walk-around2LETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BL14474/CT
Oct 20, 2023MAIII · Driver-only1MB HAULING LLC 21218935071306/ME
Oct 20, 2023MAIII · Driver-only1MB HAULING LLC 21218932729B/MA
Oct 4, 2023NJI · Full4LETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BL14437/CT
Jul 5, 2023PAII · Walk-around2LETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4065600BL14437/CT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARG TRANSPORT LLC4297190Aug 19, 2025Mar 7, 20266CT
LETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLC4065600Jul 5, 2023Aug 21, 20247CT
MB HAULING LLC2121893Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20232MA
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.
BV15953CT2ARG TRANSPORT LLCAug 19, 2025Mar 7, 20266
BN96701CTLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 29, 2024Aug 21, 20242
BL16641CTLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 29, 2024May 29, 20242
BL14474CTLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
2729BMAMB HAULING LLCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
5071306MEMB HAULING LLCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
BL14437CTLETS GO USA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 5, 2023Oct 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026