Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5036PB000481 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenFeb 5, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
LA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 17 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
7UZFW5036PB000481
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 9, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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 · Feb 5, 2025 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2OOSBRAVE CARGO LLC 45683145288069/ME
Jul 15, 2026VAI · Full2QDPT CARGO LLC 45389795288069/ME
Jun 23, 2026ALII · Walk-around7OOSEASTROADS LLC 45048965288069/ME
Jun 1, 2026IAII · Walk-around6OOSEASTROADS LLC 45048965288069/ME
Sep 18, 2025INI · Full2SOLO LINER LLC 44471355288069/ME
Sep 12, 2025OKI · Full3SOLO LINER LLC 44471355288069/ME
Feb 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0K1K TRANS LLC 42823915288069/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRAVE CARGO LLC4568314Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261WA
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261IL
EASTROADS LLC4504896Jun 1, 2026Jun 23, 20262OH
SOLO LINER LLC4447135Sep 12, 2025Sep 18, 20252WI
K1K TRANS LLC4282391Feb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251IL
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.
5288069ME2BRAVE CARGO LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
5288069ME2QDPT CARGO LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
5288069ME2EASTROADS LLCJun 1, 2026Jun 23, 20262
5288069MESOLO LINER LLCSep 12, 2025Sep 18, 20252
5288069MEK1K TRANS LLCFeb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026