Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5327PL001613 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenNov 28, 2025
MS
Last seenJun 17, 2026
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 7 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
5VGFW5327PL001613
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
001613

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 · Nov 28, 2025 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026NVI · Full0UNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986EKFN12/CO
Apr 28, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1OOSWEST TRANSPORT INC 2955326EKFN12/CO
Jan 21, 2026MOII · Walk-around12OOSLIMA LEASE INC 2911531EKFN12/CO
Dec 31, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0GG CARGO LLC 4469776EKFN12/CO
Nov 28, 2025MSI · Full0GG CARGO LLC 4469776EKFN12/CO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261WA
WEST TRANSPORT INC2955326Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261OH
LIMA LEASE INC2911531Jan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261OH
GG CARGO LLC4469776Nov 28, 2025Dec 31, 20252WA
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.
EKFN12CO2UNITRANSPORT LLCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
EKFN12COWEST TRANSPORT INCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
EKFN12COLIMA LEASE INCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
EKFN12COGG CARGO LLCNov 28, 2025Dec 31, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026