Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5035RL002297 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 23, 2025
KY
Last seenAug 30, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 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
7UZFW5035RL002297
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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 · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 218 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
2024

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 23, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2026IAI · Full20OOSABS CHICAGO INC 3221242988756ST/IL
Aug 11, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0GVNL TRANSPORT LLC 4806394988756ST/IL
Sep 29, 2025NCI · Full0NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542988756ST/IL
Sep 23, 2025KYI · Full0NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542988756ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ABS CHICAGO INC3221242Aug 30, 2026Aug 30, 20261IL
GVNL TRANSPORT LLC4806394Aug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 23, 2025Sep 29, 20252IL
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.
988756STIL2ABS CHICAGO INCAug 30, 2026Aug 30, 20261
988756STIL2GVNL TRANSPORT LLCAug 11, 2026Aug 11, 20261
988756STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 23, 2025Sep 29, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026