Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5038PL001200 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenNov 26, 2024
TN
Last seenMay 14, 2025
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5038PL001200
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 9, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
001200

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 26, 2024 – May 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2025MAI · Full6OOSBPA HOTSHOT CORP 33575621008868ST/IL
Mar 5, 2025OHII · Walk-around9OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057909109ST/IL
Feb 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only3OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057959474ST/IL
Jan 28, 2025IAII · Walk-around5OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057959474ST/IL
Jan 23, 2025PAI · Full2BPA HOTSHOT CORP 3357562909109ST/IL
Nov 26, 2024TNI · Full0MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057959474ST/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BPA HOTSHOT CORP3357562Jan 23, 2025May 14, 20252IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Nov 26, 2024Mar 5, 20254IL
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.
1008868STILBPA HOTSHOT CORPMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
909109STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251
959474STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 28, 2025Feb 12, 20252
909109STILBPA HOTSHOT CORPJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
959474STUKMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 26, 2024Nov 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 9, 2026