Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5038ML005839 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenMar 27, 2025
IL
Last seenJul 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 16 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
5VGFW5038ML005839
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
005839

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 27, 2025 – Jul 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 4, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0SQ 92 INC 28683951058924ST/IL
Jun 7, 2026TNI · Full0SQ 92 INC 28683951058924ST/IL
May 26, 2026VAII · Walk-around4OOSSQ 92 INC 28683951058924ST/IL
Apr 6, 2026OHII · Walk-around0KLM 20 LLC 4459130695537ST/IL
Mar 26, 2026MII · Full13OOSAMERICAN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC 3830881695537ST/IL
Sep 4, 2025MOII · Walk-around10OOSASV XPRESS LLC 4389301695537ST/IL
Mar 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156695537ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SQ 92 INC2868395May 26, 2026Jul 4, 20263IN
KLM 20 LLC4459130Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261WI
AMERICAN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC3830881Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261PA
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Sep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Mar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251IN
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.
1058924STIL2SQ 92 INCMay 26, 2026Jul 4, 20263
695537STILKLM 20 LLCApr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261
695537STILAMERICAN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
695537STILASV XPRESS LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
695537STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026