Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538FU281921 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under5
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 19, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 18 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2538FU281921
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2015
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
281921

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
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
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, 2024 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026TXI · Full10JESUS MA VALDEZ GARCIA 253478476UK7M/SI
Feb 16, 2026TXI · Full10OOSFERNANDO PARKIN MENDEZ 423789476UK7M/SI
May 5, 2025USI · Full17JESUS PEDRO PEREZ CARRILLO 115985176UK7M/MX
Nov 16, 2024USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969176UK7M/MX
Oct 23, 2024USII · Walk-around0CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215476UK7M/MX
Sep 19, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969176UK7M/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JESUS MA VALDEZ GARCIA2534784Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261TA
FERNANDO PARKIN MENDEZ4237894Feb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261TA
JESUS PEDRO PEREZ CARRILLO1159851May 5, 2025May 5, 20251SI
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Sep 19, 2024Nov 16, 20242TA
CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV4192154Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 20241TA
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.
76UK7MSIJESUS MA VALDEZ GARCIAMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
76UK7MSIFERNANDO PARKIN MENDEZFeb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261
76UK7MMXJESUS PEDRO PEREZ CARRILLOMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
76UK7MMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISSep 19, 2024Nov 16, 20242
76UK7MMXCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVOct 23, 2024Oct 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026