Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGAD4326GL005274 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 2, 2024
IN
Last seenJun 11, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5VGAD4326GL005274
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
AD432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
005274

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
2016

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 · Aug 2, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026INII · Walk-around2PATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INC 4522345L68201/IN
Feb 11, 2026INIII · Driver-only3PATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 2516826TR922ZCM/IN
Aug 2, 2024INII · Walk-around2PATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 2516826TR922ZCM/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INC4522345Jun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261IN
PATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LLC2516826Aug 2, 2024Feb 11, 20262IN
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.
L68201IN2PATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
TR922ZCMINPATRIOT ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LLCAug 2, 2024Feb 11, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026