Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

15XFW35243L002222 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 5, 2025
TN
Last seenJun 25, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
15XFW35243L002222
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
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
15X

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
002222

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.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Prefix basis · 10 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

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

  • 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 · Dec 5, 2025 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0MAELI LLC 39422874539492/PA
Apr 16, 2026WVIII · Driver-only2OOSGOLLA GROUP LLC 4514820T98TDB/NJ
Jan 10, 2026MSI · Full1BABU INC 4365392XRF8009/PA
Dec 9, 2025KYI · Full1OOSBABU INC 4365392XRF8008/PA
Dec 5, 2025TNI · Full0BABU INC 4365392XRF8008/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAELI LLC3942287Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261PA
GOLLA GROUP LLC4514820Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261WA
BABU INC4365392Dec 5, 2025Jan 10, 20263PA
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.
4539492PA2MAELI LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
T98TDBNJGOLLA GROUP LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
XRF8009PABABU INCJan 10, 2026Jan 10, 20261
XRF8008PABABU INCDec 5, 2025Dec 9, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026