Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2489FA400403 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 22, 2024
PA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
NJ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYFS2489FA400403
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1UY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FS248

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
400403

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.

Make
UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER

Prefix basis · 6,063 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 6,063 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

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.

VIN-level rule claims

Rules published for individual VIN positions beyond the prefix — applied with the WMI, prefix, and model-year guards each rule was validated under. Year-scoped rules were checked against model year 2015, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Axle configuration
2 axles

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Body family
Flat

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Trailer length
48 ft

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Not established

  • 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 · Nov 22, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022M73TCK/NJ
Jun 27, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022N75TAV/NJ
May 14, 2025PAII · Walk-around0A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022N75TAV/NJ
May 2, 2025MDII · Walk-around0A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022N75TAV/NJ
Feb 24, 2025MDII · Walk-around2A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022N75TAV/NJ
Nov 27, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022N75TAV/NJ
Nov 22, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022N75TAV/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC4100022Nov 22, 2024Apr 29, 20267NJ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
M73TCKNJA BETTER WAY TRANS LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
N75TAVNJA BETTER WAY TRANS LLCNov 22, 2024Jun 27, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026