Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5036PL003155 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 24, 2025
WI
Last seenDec 11, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
5VGFW5036PL003155
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
003155

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 · Jul 24, 2025 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SPIRIT FLEET INC 43377471020469ST/IL
Sep 30, 2025IAIII · Driver-only9SPIRIT FLEET INC 43377471020469ST/IL
Sep 29, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1NIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365421020469ST/IL
Sep 11, 2025OHI · Full3NIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365421020469ST/IL
Aug 25, 2025PAI · Full6OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571020469ST/IL
Aug 14, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571020469ST/IL
Jul 24, 2025WIII · Walk-around1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571020469ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPIRIT FLEET INC4337747Sep 30, 2025Dec 11, 20252IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 11, 2025Sep 29, 20252IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 24, 2025Aug 25, 20253IL
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.
1020469STILSPIRIT FLEET INCSep 30, 2025Dec 11, 20252
1020469STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 29, 20252
1020469STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 24, 2025Aug 25, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026