Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5030NL004363 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenMar 20, 2024
MO
Last seenAug 8, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 29 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
5VGFW5030NL004363
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
004363

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
2022

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 · Mar 20, 2024 – Aug 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2026TNI · Full0CARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955522432/ME
Jun 24, 2026KSII · Walk-around1UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865522432/ME
May 21, 2026MOI · Full0UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865522432/ME
May 21, 2026TNI · Full0UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865522432/ME
Dec 22, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765522432/ME
Sep 3, 2025TNII · Walk-around7OOSASV XPRESS LLC 43893015522432/ME
Sep 3, 2025WVII · Walk-around0ASV XPRESS LLC 43893015522432/ME
Sep 11, 2024TNI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427883324ST/IL
Aug 2, 2024KYI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427883324ST/IL
Apr 17, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 4000427883324ST/IL
Apr 4, 2024MII · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427883324ST/IL
Mar 20, 2024MOI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427883324ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 8, 2026Aug 8, 20261FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 21, 2026Jun 24, 20263WA
LIPCHENKO & CO LLC4438976Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251FL
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Sep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20252IL
LEMON TREE INC4000427Mar 20, 2024Sep 11, 20245IN
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.
5522432ME2CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 8, 2026Aug 8, 20261
5522432ME2UNITRANSPORT LLCMay 21, 2026Jun 24, 20263
5522432MELIPCHENKO & CO LLCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
5522432MEASV XPRESS LLCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20252
883324STILLEMON TREE INCMar 20, 2024Sep 11, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026