Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5323PL004842 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJul 11, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 22, 2025
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
7UZFW5323PL004842
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
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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 · 214 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 214 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 11, 2023 – Nov 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2025CTI · Full2LADA TRANS INC 2998381218C285/TX
Nov 12, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0LADA TRANS INC 2998381218C285/TX
Oct 2, 2025OHII · Walk-around0LADA TRANS INC 2998381218C285/TX
Sep 30, 2025CTI · Full3OOSLADA TRANS INC 2998381218C285/TX
Aug 26, 2025PAI · Full3LADA TRANS INC 2998381218C285/TX
May 15, 2025WVI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189218C285/TX
Mar 25, 2025NMI · Full3OOSHAPPY NATION LLC 3697189218C285/TX
Oct 29, 2024NCI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189218C285/TX
Oct 28, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189218C285/UK
Aug 20, 2024SDI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189215C628/TX
May 3, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189215C628/TX
Apr 17, 2024TNI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189215C628/TX
Jul 11, 2023NCI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 369718928910997/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LADA TRANS INC2998381Aug 26, 2025Nov 22, 20255IN
HAPPY NATION LLC3697189Jul 11, 2023May 15, 20258TX
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.
218C285TXLADA TRANS INCAug 26, 2025Nov 22, 20255
218C285TXHAPPY NATION LLCOct 29, 2024May 15, 20253
218C285UKHAPPY NATION LLCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
215C628TXHAPPY NATION LLCApr 17, 2024Aug 20, 20243
28910997NCHAPPY NATION LLCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026