Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2535GU188842 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenMay 30, 2024
US
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1UYVS2535GU188842
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
188842

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
2016

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 2016, 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 · May 30, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536942UP6S/SI
Jun 11, 2026TXI · Full11ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969142UP6S/SI
Jun 8, 2026TXI · Full8OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969142UP6S/SI
Dec 31, 2025USI · Full7OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969142UP6S/MX
Jan 16, 2025USI · Full11OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155942UP6S/MX
Jul 29, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536942UP6S/TA
May 30, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536942UP6S/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369May 30, 2024Jul 20, 20263TA
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Dec 31, 2025Jun 11, 20263TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251SO
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.
42UP6SSI2TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVJul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261
42UP6SSI2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISJun 8, 2026Jun 11, 20262
42UP6SMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 20251
42UP6SMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLAJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
42UP6STATRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVJul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241
42UP6SMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026