Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5039PL001036 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
15 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenApr 9, 2025
KS
Last seenJul 16, 2026
TN
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 15 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
7UZFW5039PL001036
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 12, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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 · Apr 9, 2025 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1BRAVE CARGO LLC 45683141030663ST/IL
Jun 12, 2026WIII · Walk-around13OOSDTM AUTO GROUP LLC 43785451030663ST/IL
Jun 12, 2026WIII · Walk-around13OOSDTM AUTO GROUP LLC 43785451030663ST/IL
May 21, 2026WAIII · Driver-only3DTM AUTO GROUP LLC 43785451030663/IL
Apr 27, 2026NDI · Full1DTM AUTO GROUP LLC 43785451030663/IL
Mar 31, 2026OKI · Full0DTM AUTO GROUP LLC 43785451030663/IL
Jan 6, 2026TNI · Full1HAULDEX LLC 44893501018714ST/IL
Sep 23, 2025MOII · Walk-around9OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365421018714ST/IL
Aug 5, 2025GAI · Full1OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521141018714ST/IL
Apr 9, 2025KSI · Full30OOSBARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC 2487340329AC351/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRAVE CARGO LLC4568314Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261WA
DTM AUTO GROUP LLC4378545Mar 31, 2026Jun 12, 20265IL
HAULDEX LLC4489350Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261ND
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251IL
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Aug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251IL
BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC2487340Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251IN
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.
1030663STIL2BRAVE CARGO LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
1030663STIL2DTM AUTO GROUP LLCJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20262
1030663ILDTM AUTO GROUP LLCMar 31, 2026May 21, 20263
1018714STILHAULDEX LLCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
1018714STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251
1018714STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251
329AC351ILBARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026