Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2028 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2481WA538517 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 2, 2024
LA
Last seenOct 19, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYFS2481WA538517
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
FS248

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
538517

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 · 6,063 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 6,063 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.

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. Model-year-scoped rules stay suppressed here because position 10 alone cannot establish the year.

Axle configuration
2 axles

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Body family
Flat

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Trailer length
48 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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1—CHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLC 334352752U038P/TX
Jul 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSCHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLC 334352791T812N/TX
Jul 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around1—CHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLC 3343527138B393/TX
Feb 2, 2024LAI · Full2OOSFORERUNNER TRANSPORT LLC 3826880138B393/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLC3343527Jul 17, 2024Oct 19, 20263TX
FORERUNNER TRANSPORT LLC3826880Feb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241TX
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.
52U038PTX2CHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLCOct 19, 2026 → Oct 19, 20261
91T812NTX2CHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLCJul 2, 2026 → Jul 2, 20261
138B393TX—CHECK PLUS TRUCKING LLCJul 17, 2024 → Jul 17, 20241
138B393TX—FORERUNNER TRANSPORT LLCFeb 2, 2024 → Feb 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026