Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5035PL000563 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections22
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 22
First seenJun 30, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 17, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7UZFW5035PL000563
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
7UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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 GROUP, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 30, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026MII · Full2VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675981824ST/IL
Jun 29, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 34166751048045ST/IL
Apr 15, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675937406ST/IL
Feb 2, 2026MIII · Walk-around1VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675981824ST/IL
Oct 20, 2025INI · Full0VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675981824ST/IL
Jul 16, 2025MIIII · Driver-only6VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675937406ST/IL
Jun 11, 2025MII · Full1VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675981824ST/IL
May 30, 2025MIII · Walk-around2VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675981824ST/IL
Jan 22, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794981824ST/IL
Dec 30, 2024MII · Full4OOSSHIP A CAR US INC 3982794981824ST/IL
Oct 24, 2024MIII · Walk-around3SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794981824ST/IL
Aug 28, 2024MII · Full6SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794981824ST/IL
May 6, 2024MIII · Walk-around2SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794974454ST/IL
May 6, 2024MIII · Walk-around1SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794974454ST/IL
Apr 19, 2024MIII · Walk-around2SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Apr 5, 2024MIII · Walk-around5OOSSHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Feb 14, 2024MIIII · Driver-only2OOSSHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Dec 20, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Oct 16, 2023MII · Full6OOSSHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Sep 5, 2023MII · Full1SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Aug 14, 2023INIII · Driver-only1SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
Jun 30, 2023MIIII · Driver-only3SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794937406ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC3416675May 30, 2025Jul 17, 20268IL
SHIP A CAR US INC3982794Jun 30, 2023Jan 22, 202514IL
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.
981824STIL2VEHICLE TRANSPORT INCMay 30, 2025Jul 17, 20265
1048045STIL2VEHICLE TRANSPORT INCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
937406STILVEHICLE TRANSPORT INCJul 16, 2025Apr 15, 20262
981824STILSHIP A CAR US INCAug 28, 2024Jan 22, 20254
974454STILSHIP A CAR US INCMay 6, 2024May 6, 20242
937406STILSHIP A CAR US INCJun 30, 2023Apr 19, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026