Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5327HL005565 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenOct 23, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 24, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5VGFW5327HL005565
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
005565

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
2017

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 · Oct 23, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1TEXX HAULING LLC 426669121842PT/SC
Aug 22, 2025TNI · Full2OOSK&L TRANSPORT LLC 2404565121842PT/SC
May 28, 2025KYII · Walk-around1OOSK&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
May 16, 2025TNI · Full0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
May 6, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Feb 27, 2025OHI · Full1K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Feb 25, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Dec 11, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Aug 6, 2024TNI · Full0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/UK
Jul 30, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Jul 19, 2024NCI · Full0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Jul 4, 2024NCI · Full0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 240456549507PT/SC
Oct 23, 2023NCI · Full0K&L TRANSPORT LLC 2404565P49507PT/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXX HAULING LLC426669Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261SC
K&L TRANSPORT LLC2404565Oct 23, 2023Aug 22, 202512SC
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.
121842PTSC2TEXX HAULING LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
121842PTSCK&L TRANSPORT LLCAug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251
49507PTSCK&L TRANSPORT LLCJul 4, 2024May 28, 20259
49507PTUKK&L TRANSPORT LLCAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
P49507PTSCK&L TRANSPORT LLCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026