Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW533XPL000688 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
26 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 14
First seenJun 6, 2024
NM
Last seenAug 1, 2026
MD
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 26 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
5VGFW533XPL000688
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
FW533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000688

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 · Jun 6, 2024 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026MDI · Full1CARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995CK53472/NY
Jul 15, 2026MOI · Full8OOSAVDB TRANS LLC 4521854CK53472/NY
Jul 12, 2026MOII · Walk-around8OOSAVDB TRANS LLC 4521854CK53472/NY
Jul 12, 2026MOI · Full7OOSAVDB TRANS LLC 4521854CK53472/NY
Nov 8, 2025KSII · Walk-around2OOSCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417841004850ST/IL
Aug 12, 2025OHII · Walk-around0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571004850ST/IL
Nov 3, 2024SDI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Oct 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Aug 13, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Aug 13, 2024NMI · Full3OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Aug 10, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Jun 21, 2024ILII · Walk-around1LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Jun 10, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
Jun 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around1LEMON TREE INC 4000427721680ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 1, 2026Aug 1, 20261FL
AVDB TRANS LLC4521854Jul 12, 2026Jul 15, 20263IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 8, 2025Nov 8, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251IL
LEMON TREE INC4000427Jun 6, 2024Nov 3, 20248IN
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.
CK53472NY2CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 1, 2026Aug 1, 20261
CK53472NY2AVDB TRANS LLCJul 12, 2026Jul 15, 20263
1004850STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 8, 2025Nov 8, 20251
1004850STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
721680STILLEMON TREE INCJun 6, 2024Nov 3, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026