Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5323PL000944 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 14, 2024
NE
Last seenJan 16, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
5VGFW5323PL000944
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
000944

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 · Aug 14, 2024 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026TNI · Full3OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 44921275232579/ME
Sep 19, 2025PAII · Walk-around17OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 36480445232579/ME
Sep 11, 2025WYI · Full6OOSALIEN CORPORATION 30971185234329/ME
Nov 20, 2024COI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811523-2579/ME
Oct 31, 2024KSI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115234329/ME
Aug 15, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115234329/ME
Aug 14, 2024NEII · Walk-around4OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115234329/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LCZW CARGO LLC4492127Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Sep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251IL
ALIEN CORPORATION3097118Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811Aug 14, 2024Nov 20, 20244IL
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.
5232579MELCZW CARGO LLCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
5232579ME2MLS CAPITAL INCSep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251
5234329MEALIEN CORPORATIONSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
523-2579METAURUS AUTO GROUP INCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
5234329METAURUS AUTO GROUP INCAug 14, 2024Oct 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026