Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538JM850808 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 20, 2023
SD
Last seenJul 21, 2026
LA
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2538JM850808
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 27, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
850808

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
2018

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 2018, 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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 10914065465647/ME
Jan 13, 2026TNI · Full1CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 10914065465647/ME
Jul 20, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0NEW PRIME INC 370641A876/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC1091406Jan 13, 2026Jul 21, 20262MO
NEW PRIME INC3706Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231MO
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.
5465647ME2CERTIFIED EXPRESS INCJan 13, 2026Jul 21, 20262
41A876MONEW PRIME INCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 27, 2026