Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5038ML003010 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 9
First seenAug 27, 2024
FL
Last seenMay 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5VGFW5038ML003010
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
003010

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 · Aug 27, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026TXI · Full9OOSRECIFE METALS COMMERCE AND TRANSPORT CORP 42815655521946/ME
Mar 30, 2026TNI · Full3OOSRECIFE METALS COMMERCE AND TRANSPORT CORP 42815655521946/ME
Mar 18, 2026FLII · Walk-around7OOSRECIFE METALS COMMERCE AND TRANSPORT CORP 42815655521946/ME
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 41315205521946/ME
Oct 7, 2025SCIII · Driver-only6OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 41315205521946/ME
Aug 3, 2025FLI · Full12OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 41315205521946/ME
May 15, 2025IAI · Full10OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520TTT4634/OH
May 13, 2025KSII · Walk-around6NORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520TTT4634/OH
Aug 27, 2024FLI · Full13NORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 4131520TTT4634/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RECIFE METALS COMMERCE AND TRANSPORT CORP4281565Mar 18, 2026May 5, 20263MA
NORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP4131520Aug 27, 2024Oct 15, 20256FL
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.
5521946MERECIFE METALS COMMERCE AND TRANSPORT CORPMar 18, 2026May 5, 20263
5521946MENORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPAug 3, 2025Oct 15, 20253
TTT4634OHNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPAug 27, 2024May 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026