Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5024PL000139 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenSep 17, 2025
OR
Last seenSep 1, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7UZFW5024PL000139
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 9, 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
7UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC

Prefix basis · 120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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 GROUP, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 17, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 1, 2026PAI · Full6OOSY&M INTERSTATE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4580936C575388/ME
Mar 10, 2026NYII · Walk-around3CARSHIP EXPRESS LLC 3726848C575388/ME
Feb 17, 2026OHI · Full7OOSCARSHIP EXPRESS LLC 3726848C560943/ME
Dec 2, 2025COI · Full1OOSWEST COAST STAR LLC 3002360508-8481/ME
Sep 17, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSWEST COAST STAR LLC 30023605088481/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
Y&M INTERSTATE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4580936Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 20261OH
CARSHIP EXPRESS LLC3726848Feb 17, 2026Mar 10, 20262OH
WEST COAST STAR LLC3002360Sep 17, 2025Dec 2, 20252CA
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.
C575388ME2Y&M INTERSTATE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 1, 2026Sep 1, 20261
C575388MECARSHIP EXPRESS LLCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
C560943MECARSHIP EXPRESS LLCFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
508-8481MEWEST COAST STAR LLCDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251
5088481MEWEST COAST STAR LLCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 9, 2026