Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5323PL000040 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenJan 23, 2025
MO
Last seenJul 12, 2026
NV
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 18 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
5VGFW5323PL000040
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
000040

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 · Jan 23, 2025 – Jul 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 12, 2026NVII · Walk-around5OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 45389795478799/ME
Oct 29, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0OB STAR TRUCKING LLC 43788545478799/ME
Oct 17, 2025WII · Full5OOSOB STAR TRUCKING LLC 43788545478799/ME
Sep 22, 2025MTII · Walk-around6OOSMARFA FREIGHT LLC 4445216547-8799/ME
Sep 18, 2025ORI · Full4OOSMARFA FREIGHT LLC 44452165478799/ME
Jul 2, 2025MAI · Full2DORATRANS LLC 43556875478799/ME
Jul 1, 2025OHIII · Driver-only3DORATRANS LLC 43556875478799/ME
Jun 16, 2025WAII · Walk-around6OOSDORATRANS LLC 43556875478799/ME
Jan 23, 2025MOII · Walk-around12OOSDVA LOGISTICS LLC 41134395478799/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 12, 2026Jul 12, 20261IL
OB STAR TRUCKING LLC4378854Oct 17, 2025Oct 29, 20252PA
MARFA FREIGHT LLC4445216Sep 18, 2025Sep 22, 20252IL
DORATRANS LLC4355687Jun 16, 2025Jul 2, 20253IL
DVA LOGISTICS LLC4113439Jan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251PA
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.
5478799ME2QDPT CARGO LLCJul 12, 2026Jul 12, 20261
5478799MEOB STAR TRUCKING LLCOct 17, 2025Oct 29, 20252
547-8799MEMARFA FREIGHT LLCSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
5478799MEMARFA FREIGHT LLCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
5478799MEDORATRANS LLCJun 16, 2025Jul 2, 20253
5478799MEDVA LOGISTICS LLCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026