Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5032KL000889 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
12 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections10
of 10
First seenAug 21, 2025
MI
Last seenAug 31, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 7 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5032KL000889
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 7, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
000889

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
2019

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 21, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995147119TE/IL
Aug 23, 2026ILIII · Driver-only10OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995147119TE/IL
Aug 6, 2026OHII · Walk-around4OOSYMC TRANSPORT LLC 4551602147119TE/IL
May 13, 2026MTII · Walk-around14OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986147119TE/IL
May 13, 2026MTII · Walk-around16OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986147119TE/IL
May 9, 2026NDIII · Driver-only11OOSPK LOGISTIX LLC 4521723147119TE/IL
Apr 8, 2026INII · Walk-around11OOSGOLLA GROUP LLC 4514820147119TE/IL
Mar 24, 2026KYI · Full6OOSGOLLA GROUP LLC 4514820147119TE/IL
Sep 9, 2025LAI · Full1OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542147119TE/IL
Aug 21, 2025MIII · Walk-around6OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257147119TE/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 23, 2026Aug 31, 20262FL
YMC TRANSPORT LLC4551602Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20261IL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 13, 2026May 13, 20262WA
PK LOGISTIX LLC4521723May 9, 2026May 9, 20261WA
GOLLA GROUP LLC4514820Mar 24, 2026Apr 8, 20262WA
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 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.
147119TEIL2CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 23, 2026 → Aug 31, 20262
147119TEIL2YMC TRANSPORT LLCAug 6, 2026 → Aug 6, 20261
147119TEIL—UNITRANSPORT LLCMay 13, 2026 → May 13, 20262
147119TEIL—PK LOGISTIX LLCMay 9, 2026 → May 9, 20261
147119TEIL—GOLLA GROUP LLCMar 24, 2026 → Apr 8, 20262
147119TEIL—NIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 9, 2025 → Sep 9, 20251
147119TEIL—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 21, 2025 → Aug 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 7, 2026