Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538CU355012 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 18
First seenSep 19, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2538CU355012
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2012
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
355012

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
2012

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 2012, 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 19, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
May 25, 2026WAII · Walk-around1DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Nov 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around2DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Jul 14, 2025CAI · Full2DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Jun 6, 2025CAI · Full12OOSDH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Mar 22, 2025CAI · Full1DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Mar 4, 2025CAI · Full3DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Oct 30, 2024WAII · Walk-around11DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Aug 15, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Apr 11, 2024CAI · Full0DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Mar 8, 2024CAI · Full4OOSDH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Feb 10, 2024CAI · Full0DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Feb 9, 2024CAI · Full7OOSDH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Feb 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Nov 8, 2023CAI · Full1DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8886/CA
Sep 26, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0DH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8386/CA
Sep 19, 2023WAII · Walk-around1OOSDH CARRIER INC 14925934LU8836/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DH CARRIER INC1492593Sep 19, 2023May 28, 202618CA
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.
4LU8386CADH CARRIER INCSep 26, 2023May 28, 202616
4LU8886CADH CARRIER INCNov 8, 2023Nov 8, 20231
4LU8836CADH CARRIER INCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026