2016 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

TRAILER • 3 inspections

Vehicle specs from NHTSA vPIC. Inspection history from FMCSA roadside records (operator USDOT on the ticket, not title). Something wrong? Report a data issue.

Inspection ticket make differs from vPIC. Canonical identity below is from NHTSA vPIC (VIN decode). Roadside tickets for this VIN also listed: Unknown (1×) . Inspectors sometimes abbreviate or mistype equipment make; both sources are shown on linked inspection pages.

View full inspection history (3 inspections across 2 carriers)

Cross-carrier inspection timeline — each row is an FMCSA roadside inspection under that carrier's USDOT on that date (not title/ownership).

Inspections
3
Carriers
2
Open recalls
0
Complaints
0

Vehicle identity

VIN
5VGFE4736GL000484
Model Year
2016
Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
WMI
5VG

Weight & Dimensions

Vehicle Type
TRAILER
Axles
3

Manufacturing

Plant City
LEXINGTON
Plant State
NORTH CAROLINA
Plant Country
UNITED STATES (USA)
Decode Source
nhtsa-vpic-batch
Decoded
Apr 30, 2026

Technical details (2)

Trailer Length
47
Possible Values
(5:ABDGHPRX)

Carriers on FMCSA inspections

Distinct USDOT numbers that appear on roadside inspection tickets for this VIN. Dates are first/last inspection under each carrier — not registration or title.

Carrier USDOT First seen Last seen Inspections
VL CARRIERS LLC 4262432 Apr 17, 2025 Apr 17, 2025 1
HDL TRUCKING LLC 3627433 Jul 16, 2025 Dec 31, 2025 2

Plates observed

From roadside inspections and reportable crash filings — not a DMV title history.

Sister VINs

VINs sharing the same WMI + VDS prefix + model year as this vehicle — likely from the same production run.

Roadside inspections (3)

Every DOT roadside inspection that referenced this VIN.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations
86699859 Dec 31, 2025 HDL TRUCKING LLC 3
85243887 Jul 16, 2025 HDL TRUCKING LLC 5
84434537 Apr 17, 2025 VL CARRIERS LLC 9

Inspection history across all operators

Every roadside inspection FMCSA has on record for this VIN. Includes inspections under different carriers if the truck has changed hands.

This VIN has been inspected 3 times across 2 distinct carriers since first being inspected on Apr 17, 2025. Most recent inspection: Dec 31, 2025 by HDL TRUCKING LLC. 17 total violations cited; 3 out-of-service events.

Date Carrier Violations
Dec 31, 2025 HDL TRUCKING LLC 3
Jul 16, 2025 HDL TRUCKING LLC 5
Apr 17, 2025 VL CARRIERS LLC ← carrier change 9

Operator changes (inspection records)

When consecutive FMCSA inspections list different operating USDOT numbers for this VIN. Common after fleet transfers; can also reflect data-entry errors on rare tickets.

How to read this: FMCSA inspection records show which carrier operated the vehicle on a given date, not the legal owner. A single change may reflect a sale, sublease, or fleet reassignment.

Approximate date From carrier To carrier
Between Apr 17, 2025 and Jul 16, 2025 VL CARRIERS LLC HDL TRUCKING LLC

We say "Sale/auction not necessarily implied" — we see a change in operator USDOT in inspection records, which may indicate a sale, lease, or operational reassignment.