Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5333GL000435 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 10
First seenJul 13, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 1, 2026
AR
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 36 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
5VGFW5333GL000435
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
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
FW533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000435

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
2016

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026ARI · Full9OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986292376N/TX
May 11, 2026NCIII · Driver-only4OOSSABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC 4283164292376N/TX
Apr 13, 2026LAI · Full2OOSSABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC 4283164292376N/TX
Feb 20, 2026TXI · Full1OOSSAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786292376N/TX
Feb 19, 2026TNI · Full2SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786292376N/TX
Feb 14, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786292376N/TX
Jan 22, 2026LAI · Full9OOSSAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786853894M/TX
Sep 2, 2025ALI · Full10OOSAPI AUTO GROUP LLC 4285236853894M/TX
Jul 12, 2025LAII · Walk-around3OOSGD CARGO INC 3645798853894M/TX
Jul 13, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1TRADE IN TRANSPORT INC 931563XQS048/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261WA
SABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC4283164Apr 13, 2026May 11, 20262RI
SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC3097786Jan 22, 2026Feb 20, 20264IL
API AUTO GROUP LLC4285236Sep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251CA
GD CARGO INC3645798Jul 12, 2025Jul 12, 20251TX
TRADE IN TRANSPORT INC931563Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231AL
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.
292376NTX2UNITRANSPORT LLCJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261
292376NTX2SABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLCApr 13, 2026May 11, 20262
292376NTXSAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INCFeb 14, 2026Feb 20, 20263
853894MTXSAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
853894MTXAPI AUTO GROUP LLCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
853894MTXGD CARGO INCJul 12, 2025Jul 12, 20251
XQS048GATRADE IN TRANSPORT INCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026