Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5031ML008114 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
11 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 17
First seenSep 6, 2025
AL
Last seenAug 13, 2026
MO
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 11 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
5VGFW5031ML008114
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
008114

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 6, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026MOI · Full5CARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955638832/ME
Aug 11, 2026MOII · Walk-around0CARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955638832/ME
Jul 31, 2026COIII · Driver-only1OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955638832/ME
Jul 31, 2026COIII · Driver-only1OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955638832/ME
Jun 24, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865638832/ME
Jun 15, 2026COI · Full2OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865560993/ME
May 19, 2026MSIII · Driver-only1UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865560993/ME
May 12, 2026MII · Full3OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865560993/ME
Apr 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055560993/ME
Apr 14, 2026LAI · Full0SHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055560993/ME
Apr 4, 2026COI · Full3OOSEXP NAVIGATOR LLC 42533655560993/ME
Mar 24, 2026TNI · Full4OOSSHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055560993/ME
Feb 13, 2026OHII · Walk-around1AUTO TITI LLC 44995625560993/ME
Jan 27, 2026ILI · Full4OOSAUTO TITI LLC 44995625545001/ME
Jan 23, 2026MEIII · Driver-only0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765545001/ME
Dec 8, 2025TNI · Full0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765545001/ME
Sep 6, 2025ALI · Full0ASV XPRESS LLC 43893015545001/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jul 31, 2026Aug 13, 20264FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 12, 2026Jun 24, 20264WA
SHAPOVAL & CO LLC4510005Mar 24, 2026Apr 14, 20263OH
EXP NAVIGATOR LLC4253365Apr 4, 2026Apr 4, 20261OH
AUTO TITI LLC4499562Jan 27, 2026Feb 13, 20262TX
LIPCHENKO & CO LLC4438976Dec 8, 2025Jan 23, 20262FL
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Sep 6, 2025Sep 6, 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.
5638832ME2CARBON MOTORS LLCJul 31, 2026Aug 13, 20264
5638832ME2UNITRANSPORT LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
5560993ME2UNITRANSPORT LLCMay 12, 2026Jun 15, 20263
5560993MESHAPOVAL & CO LLCMar 24, 2026Apr 14, 20263
5560993MEEXP NAVIGATOR LLCApr 4, 2026Apr 4, 20261
5560993MEAUTO TITI LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
5545001MEAUTO TITI LLCJan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261
5545001MELIPCHENKO & CO LLCDec 8, 2025Jan 23, 20262
5545001MEASV XPRESS LLCSep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026