Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538K2768817 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenOct 1, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 6, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2538K2768817
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2019
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
768817

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
2019

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 2019, 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 · Oct 1, 2024 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026CAI · Full0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Nov 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Oct 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Oct 10, 2025NMII · Walk-around1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Oct 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Oct 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around5SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Aug 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Dec 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
Oct 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SE6536/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC1769704Oct 1, 2024Mar 6, 20269AZ
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.
4SE6536CASMARTWAY EXPRESS INCOct 1, 2024Mar 6, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026