Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5038JL002726 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenAug 23, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 30, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5VGFW5038JL002726
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 3, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
002726

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026PAI · Full16OOSTOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
Jun 30, 2026PAI · Full16OOSTOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
Feb 20, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0TOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
Feb 11, 2026MDI · Full1OOSTOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
Aug 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSTOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
Aug 13, 2025WII · Full1TOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
Mar 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around0TOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC 43250145515070/ME
May 17, 2024MDI · Full2LIGHT TOWING LLC 2284379253496G/MA
May 1, 2024OHI · Full4OOSLIGHT TOWING LLC 2284379253496G/ME
Apr 18, 2024IAIII · Driver-only5LIGHT TOWING LLC 2284379253496G/ME
Aug 23, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1LIGHT TOWING LLC 228437925496G/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP CAR TRANSPORT LLC4325014Mar 25, 2025Jun 30, 20267MD
LIGHT TOWING LLC2284379Aug 23, 2023May 17, 20244MD
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.
5515070ME2TOP CAR TRANSPORT LLCMar 25, 2025Jun 30, 20267
253496GMALIGHT TOWING LLCMay 17, 2024May 17, 20241
253496GMELIGHT TOWING LLCApr 18, 2024May 1, 20242
25496GMELIGHT TOWING LLCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026