Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5332JL002331 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 7
First seenFeb 15, 2024
NC
Last seenSep 3, 2025
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
5VGFW5332JL002331
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
FW533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
002331

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
2018

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 15, 2024 – Sep 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2025FLI · Full7OOSCARMELON LLC 4267795JZ965H/FL
Jul 13, 2025TNI · Full8OOSHMT LOBATO INC 4087922JZ965H/FL
Jul 11, 2025MOI · Full20OOSHMT LOBATO INC 4087922JZ965H/FL
May 31, 2025IAI · Full25OOSHMT LOBATO INC 4087922JT326L/FL
Mar 17, 2025KSI · Full42OOSCARMELON LLC 4267795JT326L/FL
Jan 29, 2025WIII · Walk-around14OOSCARMELON LLC 4267795JT326L/FL
Feb 15, 2024NCI · Full4OOSGLOBAL EXPRESS CORP 4145399NOTAG/OT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARMELON LLC4267795Jan 29, 2025Sep 3, 20253FL
HMT LOBATO INC4087922May 31, 2025Jul 13, 20253MA
GLOBAL EXPRESS CORP4145399Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241MA
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.
JZ965HFLCARMELON LLCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
JZ965HFLHMT LOBATO INCJul 11, 2025Jul 13, 20252
JT326LFLHMT LOBATO INCMay 31, 2025May 31, 20251
JT326LFLCARMELON LLCJan 29, 2025Mar 17, 20252
NOTAGOTGLOBAL EXPRESS CORPFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026