Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5037KL009605 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 15
First seenJul 2, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 27, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 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
5VGFW5037KL009605
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
009605

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 2, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026MOI · Full1OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Mar 24, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Mar 5, 2026IAII · Walk-around2OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Jan 28, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Jan 14, 2026ILI · Full10OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Jan 13, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Sep 8, 2025NCI · Full0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Aug 27, 2025KSI · Full0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Jul 1, 2025TNI · Full3OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Jun 12, 2025MOI · Full7OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
May 22, 2025ILI · Full7OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
May 15, 2025IAI · Full9OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4199838543633/ME
Mar 25, 2025INII · Walk-around0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385436363/ME
Sep 22, 2023MOI · Full3OOSNINE EXPRESS LLC 38400395163932/ME
Jul 2, 2023KYI · Full0NINE EXPRESS LLC 38400395163932/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4199838Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 202613MD
NINE EXPRESS LLC3840039Jul 2, 2023Sep 22, 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.
5436363MEORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMar 25, 2025Mar 27, 202612
543633MEORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
5163932MENINE EXPRESS LLCJul 2, 2023Sep 22, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026