Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility trailer manufacturer Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2535J7471229 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

16 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections1

of 3

First seenOct 9, 2023

Last seenFeb 18, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 1UYVS2535J7471229
Make: Utility trailer manufacturer
Model: Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year: 2018
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 26, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 9, 2023 – Feb 18, 2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Feb 18, 2025	AZ	II · Walk-around	16	OOS	SHINING STAR FREIGHT INC 4218073	5142837/ME
Dec 31, 2024	AZ	III · Driver-only	0	—	SHINING STAR FREIGHT INC 4218073	5142837/ME
Oct 9, 2023	IN	III · Driver-only	1	—	ROOTS CALIFORNIA INC 3617547	5142873/ME

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
SHINING STAR FREIGHT INC	4218073	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 18, 2025	2	CA
ROOTS CALIFORNIA INC	3617547	Oct 9, 2023	Oct 9, 2023	1	CA

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
5142837	ME	—	SHINING STAR FREIGHT INC	Dec 31, 2024 → Feb 18, 2025	2
5142873	ME	—	ROOTS CALIFORNIA INC	Oct 9, 2023 → Oct 9, 2023	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026