Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5031ML000014 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
7 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 13, 2025
IA
Last seenApr 24, 2026
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 7 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
5VGFW5031ML000014
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 5, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000014

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 · Sep 13, 2025 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0SHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055560728/ME
Mar 3, 2026KYI · Full0SHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055560728/ME
Feb 12, 2026ILIII · Driver-only3OOSAUTO TITI LLC 44995625560728/ME
Jan 8, 2026MOI · Full2OOSLIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765560728/ME
Dec 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765521115/ME
Sep 13, 2025IAII · Walk-around14OOSASV XPRESS LLC 43893015521115/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHAPOVAL & CO LLC4510005Mar 3, 2026Apr 24, 20262OH
AUTO TITI LLC4499562Feb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261TX
LIPCHENKO & CO LLC4438976Dec 14, 2025Jan 8, 20262FL
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Sep 13, 2025Sep 13, 20251IL
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.
5560728MESHAPOVAL & CO LLCMar 3, 2026Apr 24, 20262
5560728MEAUTO TITI LLCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
5560728MELIPCHENKO & CO LLCJan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261
5521115MELIPCHENKO & CO LLCDec 14, 2025Dec 14, 20251
5521115MEASV XPRESS LLCSep 13, 2025Sep 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 5, 2026