Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5038PL003352 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 8, 2024
AL
Last seenAug 3, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
5VGFW5038PL003352
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
003352

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 · Dec 8, 2024 – Aug 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2025ILII · Walk-around3LAIKO COMPANY LLC 4132866937842ST/IL
Jun 25, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1K1K TRANS LLC 4282391937842ST/IL
Jun 9, 2025MAIII · Driver-only4K1K TRANS LLC 4282391937842ST/IL
Dec 8, 2024ALI · Full1MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAIKO COMPANY LLC4132866Aug 3, 2025Aug 3, 20251IN
K1K TRANS LLC4282391Jun 9, 2025Jun 25, 20252IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241IL
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.
937842STILLAIKO COMPANY LLCAug 3, 2025Aug 3, 20251
937842STILK1K TRANS LLCJun 9, 2025Jun 25, 20252
ILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026