Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5036PL002376 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 8
First seenFeb 7, 2025
WA
Last seenApr 6, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5VGFW5036PL002376
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
002376

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
2023

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 · Feb 7, 2025 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026INII · Walk-around5OOSMETAL LOGICS INC 3303222TR239MSN/IN
Jan 21, 2026INIII · Driver-only2OOSMETAL LOGICS INC 3303222TR239MSN/IN
Dec 17, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0METAL LOGICS INC 3303222TR239MSN/IN
Sep 3, 2025OHIII · Driver-only3OOSMETAL LOGICS INC 3303222TR239MSN/IN
Jul 24, 2025INI · Full8OOSMETAL LOGICS INC 3303222TR239MSN/IN
May 19, 2025INII · Walk-around4OOSMETAL LOGICS INC 3303222TR239MSN/IN
Feb 9, 2025WYI · Full9OOSK1K TRANS LLC 4282391970163ST/IL
Feb 7, 2025WAII · Walk-around10OOSK1K TRANS LLC 4282391970163ST/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METAL LOGICS INC3303222May 19, 2025Apr 6, 20266IN
K1K TRANS LLC4282391Feb 7, 2025Feb 9, 20252IL
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.
TR239MSNINMETAL LOGICS INCMay 19, 2025Apr 6, 20266
970163STILK1K TRANS LLCFeb 9, 2025Feb 9, 20251
970163STMEK1K TRANS LLCFeb 7, 2025Feb 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026