Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5031ML004306 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 25, 2025
ID
Last seenMar 19, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
5VGFW5031ML004306
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
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
004306

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 · Jun 25, 2025 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1NHX LOGISTICS LLC 45150385636241/ME
Dec 30, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6DMLCSL LLC 4476927NO TAG/FL
Dec 24, 2025FLI · Full10OOSDMLCSL LLC 44769275545679/ME
Dec 9, 2025CTI · Full8OOSDMLCSL LLC 4476927554567/ME
Jun 25, 2025IDI · Full27OOSMLK START INC 41899005545679/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NHX LOGISTICS LLC4515038Mar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 9, 2025Dec 30, 20253IL
MLK START INC4189900Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 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.
5636241MENHX LOGISTICS LLCMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261
NO TAGFLDMLCSL LLCDec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251
5545679MEDMLCSL LLCDec 24, 2025Dec 24, 20251
554567MEDMLCSL LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
5545679MEMLK START INCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026