Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5031ML009148 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenApr 22, 2025
NY
Last seenMar 27, 2026
IN
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 11 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
5VGFW5031ML009148
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 1, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
009148

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
2021

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 · Apr 22, 2025 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026INII · Walk-around6OOSONEPOINT LLC 44949811002596ST/IL
Feb 25, 2026PAIII · Driver-only5HAULDEX LLC 44893501002596ST/IL
Jan 2, 2026OHII · Walk-around0DMLCSL LLC 44769271002596ST/IL
Oct 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around3OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 36480441002596ST/IL
Sep 25, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0MLS CAPITAL INC 36480441002596ST/IL
Sep 19, 2025CTI · Full5OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 36480441002596ST/IL
Sep 3, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521141002596ST/IL
Apr 22, 2025NYII · Walk-around2RBK TRANS 43602051002596ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ONEPOINT LLC4494981Mar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261WA
HAULDEX LLC4489350Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261ND
DMLCSL LLC4476927Jan 2, 2026Jan 2, 20261IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Sep 19, 2025Oct 10, 20253IL
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Sep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251IL
RBK TRANS4360205Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251IL
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.
1002596STILONEPOINT LLCMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
1002596STILHAULDEX LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
1002596STILDMLCSL LLCJan 2, 2026Jan 2, 20261
1002596STIL2MLS CAPITAL INCSep 19, 2025Oct 10, 20253
1002596STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
1002596STILRBK TRANSApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 1, 2026