Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL3526JL005461 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMay 15, 2025
LA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
5VGFL3526JL005461
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
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
FL352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
005461

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
2018

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 · May 15, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026WII · Full2NDR TRANSPORT LLC 43679555056229/ME
Mar 24, 2026COIII · Driver-only2TSN LLC 4307458505-6229/ME
Dec 22, 2025DEIII · Driver-only0TSN LLC 43074585056229/ME
Aug 22, 2025KYI · Full2TSN LLC 43074585056229/ME
May 27, 2025TNI · Full6OOSNEXA CORP 41895945056229/ME
May 15, 2025LAI · Full5OOSNEXA CORP 41895945056229/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NDR TRANSPORT LLC4367955Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261MD
TSN LLC4307458Aug 22, 2025Mar 24, 20263MD
NEXA CORP4189594May 15, 2025May 27, 20252PA
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.
5056229MENDR TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
505-6229METSN LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
5056229METSN LLCAug 22, 2025Dec 22, 20252
5056229MENEXA CORPMay 15, 2025May 27, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026