Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5038PL004350 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
20 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 19
First seenNov 22, 2024
OH
Last seenJul 29, 2026
IL
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 20 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
7UZFW5038PL004350
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 11, 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 · Nov 22, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026ILII · Walk-around1MP TEAM INC 33149855594322/ME
Jun 12, 2026TNI · Full0MP TEAM INC 33149855594322/ME
May 26, 2026TNI · Full0MP TEAM INC 33149855594322/ME
May 1, 2026NCI · Full0MP TEAM INC 33149855594322/ME
Feb 13, 2026COIII · Driver-only0KLM 20 LLC 44591305594322/ME
Feb 10, 2026IDI · Full8OOSKLM 20 LLC 44591305594322/ME
Nov 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSSQ 92 INC 28683955594322/ME
Nov 11, 2025MOIII · Driver-only3SQ 92 INC 28683955594322/ME
Jul 24, 2025MTI · Full1BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114979804ST/CA
Jul 17, 2025COIII · Driver-only2BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114NONE--/IL
Apr 3, 2025OHI · Full1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651561011996ST/IL
Apr 1, 2025ILII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651561011996ST/IL
Mar 17, 2025MNII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156979804ST/IL
Mar 5, 2025COIII · Driver-only3CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156979804ST/IL
Mar 5, 2025KSII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156979804ST/IL
Jan 29, 2025TNI · Full0CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156979804ST/IL
Jan 3, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562979804ST/IL
Dec 12, 2024KSI · Full1GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562979804ST/IL
Nov 22, 2024OHI · Full2GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562979804ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MP TEAM INC3314985May 1, 2026Jul 29, 20264IL
KLM 20 LLC4459130Feb 10, 2026Feb 13, 20262WI
SQ 92 INC2868395Nov 11, 2025Nov 12, 20252IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 17, 2025Jul 24, 20252IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Jan 29, 2025Apr 3, 20256IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Nov 22, 2024Jan 3, 20253IN
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.
5594322ME2MP TEAM INCMay 1, 2026Jul 29, 20264
5594322MEKLM 20 LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 13, 20262
5594322MESQ 92 INCNov 11, 2025Nov 12, 20252
979804STCABM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 24, 2025Jul 24, 20251
NONE--ILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
1011996STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCApr 1, 2025Apr 3, 20252
979804STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 29, 2025Mar 17, 20254
979804STILGFT EXPRESS LLCNov 22, 2024Jan 3, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026