Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5037PL004243 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 6, 2024
AL
Last seenAug 26, 2025
NC
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7UZFW5037PL004243
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 7, 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
7UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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 GROUP, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 6, 2024 – Aug 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521145544938/ME
Feb 12, 2025FLI · Full3OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651565247190/ME
Jan 10, 2025VTI · Full1GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625247190/ME
Nov 22, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625247190/ME
Nov 6, 2024ALI · Full3GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625247190/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Aug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Feb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Nov 6, 2024Jan 10, 20253WY
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.
5544938MEBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
5247190MECRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
5247190MEGFT EXPRESS LLCNov 6, 2024Jan 10, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026