Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFV5322ML012887 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenFeb 5, 2024
AR
Last seenAug 26, 2026
LA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 30 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
5VGFV5322ML012887
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FV532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
012887

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 5, 2024 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1EMV TRANSPORTATION LLC 32849725555793/ME
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around4SQ 92 INC 28683955555793/ME
May 1, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1OOSSQ 92 INC 28683955555793/ME
Apr 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSSQ 92 INC 28683955555793/ME
Dec 12, 2025OKI · Full0THE TIME TRANS INC 35682015555793/ME
Aug 4, 2025IAII · Walk-around2OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521145555793/ME
Apr 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GRIZZLY HAULERS LLC 2937155PT228040/AR
Apr 9, 2024TXI · Full0GRIZZLY HAULERS LLC 2937155PT228040/AR
Feb 5, 2024ARI · Full0GRIZZLY HAULERS LLC 2937155PT228040/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMV TRANSPORTATION LLC3284972Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261IN
SQ 92 INC2868395Apr 27, 2026May 29, 20263IN
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Dec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251IL
GRIZZLY HAULERS LLC2937155Feb 5, 2024Apr 14, 20253AR
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.
5555793ME2EMV TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261
5555793MESQ 92 INCApr 27, 2026May 29, 20263
5555793METHE TIME TRANS INCDec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251
5555793MEBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
PT228040ARGRIZZLY HAULERS LLCFeb 5, 2024Apr 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 12, 2026