Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5320ML007233 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
8 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 18, 2025
LA
Last seenMar 31, 2026
IL
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 8 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
5VGFW5320ML007233
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 5, 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
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
007233

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 · Jul 18, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026ILII · Walk-around0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172843819ST/IL
Feb 3, 2026ALI · Full3MTMFO LLC 4501798843819ST/IL
Jan 8, 2026OHII · Walk-around0DMLCSL LLC 4476927843819ST/ME
Jan 7, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0DMLCSL LLC 4476927843819ST/IL
Dec 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1DMLCSL LLC 4476927843819ST/ME
Nov 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784843819ST/IL
Nov 5, 2025NEI · Full0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784843819ST/IL
Oct 31, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784843819ST/IL
Oct 8, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542843819ST/IL
Aug 30, 2025COI · Full16OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542843819ST/IL
Jul 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257843819ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 24, 2025Jan 8, 20263IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 31, 2025Nov 28, 20253IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Aug 30, 2025Oct 8, 20252IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 18, 2025Jul 18, 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.
843819STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
843819STILMTMFO LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
843819STMEDMLCSL LLCDec 24, 2025Jan 8, 20262
843819STILDMLCSL LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
843819STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 31, 2025Nov 28, 20253
843819STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCAug 30, 2025Oct 8, 20252
843819STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 5, 2026