Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5038PL001528 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 4, 2025
SC
Last seenJan 25, 2026
PA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 6 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
7UZFW5038PL001528
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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 · Jul 4, 2025 – Jan 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 25, 2026PAIII · Driver-only6MTMFO LLC 45017981004892ST/IL
Nov 16, 2025PAI · Full2CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417841004892ST/IL
Sep 11, 2025TNI · Full2OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365421004892ST/IL
Jul 22, 2025ILII · Walk-around8OOSULTRA HAULING GROUP INC 40965601004892ST/IL
Jul 4, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571004892ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 16, 2025Nov 16, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251IL
ULTRA HAULING GROUP INC4096560Jul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 4, 2025Jul 4, 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.
1004892STILMTMFO LLCJan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261
1004892STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 16, 2025Nov 16, 20251
1004892STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
1004892STILULTRA HAULING GROUP INCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251
1004892STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 4, 2025Jul 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026