Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5320PL003350 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
24 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 20
First seenFeb 14, 2024
AZ
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
MA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 24 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
5VGFW5320PL003350
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
003350

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 · Feb 14, 2024 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026MAII · Walk-around16OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 44921275567137/ME
Feb 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only5OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 44921275567137/ME
Feb 11, 2026GAI · Full8OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 44921275547474/ME
Jan 5, 2026FLIII · Driver-only6OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 44921275567137/ME
Nov 2, 2025NCI · Full11OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 36480445567137/ME
Sep 11, 2025WYI · Full8OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 36480445547474/ME
Apr 29, 2025TNI · Full1PM LOGISTICS CORP 38863155471815/ME
Aug 26, 2024WVI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Aug 7, 2024WYI · Full1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Jul 9, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Jul 1, 2024OKI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Jun 18, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Jun 6, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Jun 5, 2024KSI · Full13OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
May 21, 2024NVI · Full2OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Apr 17, 2024MOII · Walk-around0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Apr 11, 2024NMI · Full2OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Mar 12, 2024TNI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Feb 21, 2024WYI · Full1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
Feb 14, 2024AZII · Walk-around3OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115298974/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LCZW CARGO LLC4492127Jan 5, 2026Feb 12, 20264IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Sep 11, 2025Nov 2, 20252IL
PM LOGISTICS CORP3886315Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811Feb 14, 2024Aug 26, 202413IL
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.
5567137MELCZW CARGO LLCJan 5, 2026Feb 12, 20263
5547474MELCZW CARGO LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
5567137ME2MLS CAPITAL INCNov 2, 2025Nov 2, 20251
5547474ME2MLS CAPITAL INCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
5471815MEPM LOGISTICS CORPApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
5298974METAURUS AUTO GROUP INCFeb 14, 2024Aug 26, 202413
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026