Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538GU480212 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJun 27, 2023
FL
Last seenJun 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1UYVS2538GU480212
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
480212

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Jun 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSDAFIMA TRUCKING INC 4105397QB42RM/FL
Jun 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSDAFIMA TRUCKING INC 4105397QB42RM/FL
Nov 12, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DAFIMA TRUCKING INC 4105397QB42RM/FL
Oct 22, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSDAFIMA TRUCKING INC 4105397QB42RM/FL
Apr 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2OOSMERN EXPRESS LLC 1302952QA75JU/FL
Feb 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around3MERN EXPRESS LLC 1302952QA75JU/FL
Apr 2, 2024ARII · Walk-around0MERN EXPRESS LLC 1302952QA75JU/FL
Dec 13, 2023MDII · Walk-around0MERN EXPRESS LLC 1302952QA7FJU/FL
Jun 27, 2023FLIII · Driver-only8OOSMERN EXPRESS LLC 1302952QA75JU/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAFIMA TRUCKING INC4105397Oct 22, 2025Jun 21, 20264NC
MERN EXPRESS LLC1302952Jun 27, 2023Apr 9, 20255FL
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.
QB42RMFL2DAFIMA TRUCKING INCOct 22, 2025Jun 21, 20264
QA75JUFLMERN EXPRESS LLCJun 27, 2023Apr 9, 20254
QA7FJUFLMERN EXPRESS LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026