Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2531H6976314 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenOct 4, 2023
OH
Last seenMar 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1UYVS2531H6976314
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1UY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
976314

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 · 107,512 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 107,512 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
2017

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 2017, 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
Van

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

Trailer length
53 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 4, 2023 – Mar 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 14, 2026TXIII · Driver-only3MTE TRUCK LINES LLC 3527308850258ST/IL
Jul 27, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1OOSMTE TRUCK LINES LLC 3527308850258ST/IL
Apr 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSMTE TRUCK LINES LLC 3527308850258ST/IL
Apr 3, 2025ILII · Walk-around0MTE TRUCK LINES LLC 3527308850258ST/IL
Jan 10, 2025WYI · Full4OOSSULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258/IL
Jun 18, 2024LAII · Walk-around0SULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258ST/IL
May 14, 2024ILII · Walk-around0SULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258ST/IL
Apr 17, 2024NMI · Full2OOSSULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258ST/IL
Mar 9, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1SULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258ST/IL
Mar 4, 2024WAII · Walk-around3SULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258ST/IL
Oct 4, 2023OHI · Full0SULTAN TRANS INC 2365671850258ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTE TRUCK LINES LLC3527308Apr 3, 2025Mar 14, 20264TX
SULTAN TRANS INC2365671Oct 4, 2023Jan 10, 20257OH
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.
850258STILMTE TRUCK LINES LLCApr 3, 2025Mar 14, 20264
850258ILSULTAN TRANS INCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
850258STILSULTAN TRANS INCOct 4, 2023Jun 18, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026