Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5036ML012322 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
3 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenMar 17, 2026
WI
Last seenJun 27, 2026
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 3 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
5VGFW5036ML012322
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
012322

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
2021

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 · Mar 17, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865637562/ME
May 26, 2026NCI · Full1OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865637562/ME
Apr 29, 2026MAIII · Driver-only4OOSAFFECT TRUCKING LLC 37277545637562/ME
Apr 20, 2026INIII · Driver-only1SHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055637562/ME
Apr 8, 2026OHI · Full2OOSSHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055637562/ME
Apr 2, 2026KSI · Full14OOSLION KING EXPRESS LLC 29807505637562/ME
Mar 17, 2026WIIII · Driver-only4OOSSHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055637562/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 26, 2026Jun 27, 20262WA
AFFECT TRUCKING LLC3727754Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261OH
SHAPOVAL & CO LLC4510005Mar 17, 2026Apr 20, 20263OH
LION KING EXPRESS LLC2980750Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 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.
5637562ME2UNITRANSPORT LLCMay 26, 2026Jun 27, 20262
5637562MEAFFECT TRUCKING LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
5637562MESHAPOVAL & CO LLCMar 17, 2026Apr 20, 20263
5637562MELION KING EXPRESS LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026