Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5320PL003347 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
27 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 16
First seenMay 11, 2024
MO
Last seenAug 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 27 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
5VGFW5320PL003347
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 4, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
003347

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
2023

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 11, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3OOSZTR GROUP LLC 71932604XL6189/CA
Aug 11, 2026CAI · Full4OOSZTR GROUP LLC 71932604XL6189/CA
Dec 17, 2025KSIII · Driver-only4OOSHAULDEX LLC 44893501033463ST/IL
Nov 13, 2025COIII · Driver-only2CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417841033463ST/IL
Nov 6, 2025ILI · Full9OOSCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417841033463ST/IL
Oct 22, 2025RIIII · Driver-only3CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784930704ST/IL
Oct 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784930704ST/IL
Oct 6, 2025OHI · Full1NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542930704ST/IL
Oct 3, 2025PAI · Full0NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542930704ST/IL
Sep 4, 2025MOI · Full1NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542930704ST/IL
Aug 11, 2025TNI · Full2PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257930704ST/IL
Jul 1, 2025GAI · Full3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257930704ST/IL
Dec 21, 2024WYI · Full1GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562930704ST/IL
Aug 17, 2024TNI · Full1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811930704ST/IL
Aug 1, 2024MOII · Walk-around7OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811930704ST/IL
May 11, 2024MOI · Full1OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811930704ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZTR GROUP LLC7193260Aug 11, 2026Aug 20, 20262IL
HAULDEX LLC4489350Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251ND
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 20, 2025Nov 13, 20254IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 4, 2025Oct 6, 20253IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 1, 2025Aug 11, 20252IL
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241WY
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811May 11, 2024Aug 17, 20243IL
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.
4XL6189CA2ZTR GROUP LLCAug 11, 2026Aug 20, 20262
1033463STILHAULDEX LLCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
1033463STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 13, 20252
930704STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 20, 2025Oct 22, 20252
930704STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 4, 2025Oct 6, 20253
930704STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 1, 2025Aug 11, 20252
930704STILGFT EXPRESS LLCDec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241
930704STILTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCMay 11, 2024Aug 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 4, 2026