Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5036PL000717 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJul 4, 2025
OH
Last seenApr 10, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
7UZFW5036PL000717
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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 4, 2025 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026ILIII · Driver-only4OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172143644TE/IL
Apr 2, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172143644TE/IL
Mar 31, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172143644TE/IL
Oct 2, 2025IAII · Walk-around8OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542143644TE/IL
Aug 29, 2025OHIII · Driver-only3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257143644TE/IL
Aug 2, 2025INI · Full3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257143644TE/IL
Jul 4, 2025OHII · Walk-around1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257143644TE/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 31, 2026Apr 10, 20263IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Oct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 4, 2025Aug 29, 20253IL
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.
143644TEILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 31, 2026Apr 10, 20263
143644TEILNIMBUS 2000 LLCOct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251
143644TEILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 4, 2025Aug 29, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026