Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538HU798915 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 22, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1UYVS2538HU798915
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
798915

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
2017

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 2017, 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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0BALANA TRANSPORT INC 41903995176039/ME
Dec 20, 2024NCII · Walk-around0SHREE BALA JI TRANSPORT INC 36694135176039/ME
Jul 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around6OOSSHREE BALA JI TRANSPORT INC 36694135176039/ME
Feb 16, 2024OKII · Walk-around1SHREE BALA JI TRANSPORT INC 36694135176039/ME
Sep 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around3OOSDESWAL TRANSPORT INC 37732225176039/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALANA TRANSPORT INC4190399Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261CA
SHREE BALA JI TRANSPORT INC3669413Feb 16, 2024Dec 20, 20243CA
DESWAL TRANSPORT INC3773222Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231CA
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.
5176039MEBALANA TRANSPORT INCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
5176039MESHREE BALA JI TRANSPORT INCFeb 16, 2024Dec 20, 20243
5176039MEDESWAL TRANSPORT INCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026