Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5022PL003399 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenNov 22, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 21, 2026
KS
Inspected under 5 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
5VGFW5022PL003399
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 2, 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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
003399

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
2023

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 · Nov 22, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026KSI · Full13OOSV&S GROUP LLC 37542495264854/ME
Dec 8, 2025PAIII · Driver-only5OOSTHE TIME TRANS INC 35682015418878/ME
Jul 27, 2025PAII · Walk-around4BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521145264854/ME
Feb 21, 2025FLI · Full6OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651565264854/ME
Feb 15, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651565264854/ME
Jan 26, 2025PAI · Full11OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651565264854/ME
Dec 12, 2024PAII · Walk-around6GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625264854/ME
Nov 26, 2024TNI · Full1GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625264854/ME
Nov 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625264854/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
V&S GROUP LLC3754249Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261WY
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Dec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Jan 26, 2025Feb 21, 20253IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Nov 22, 2024Dec 12, 20243WY
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.
5264854ME2V&S GROUP LLCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
5418878METHE TIME TRANS INCDec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251
5264854MEBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251
5264854MECRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 26, 2025Feb 21, 20253
5264854MEGFT EXPRESS LLCNov 22, 2024Dec 12, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026