Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2488FA450001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMay 23, 2024
NM
Last seenJan 28, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
1UYFS2488FA450001
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
450001

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.

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
2015

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 2015, 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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 23, 2024 – Jan 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2025ILI · Full3MECHI TRANSPORT LLC 4254158QA31HZ/FL
Nov 24, 2024COII · Walk-around9OOSMECHI TRANSPORT LLC 4254158QA31HZ/FL
Sep 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MECHI TRANSPORT LLC 4254158QA31HZ/FL
Aug 29, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0ESN TRANSPORT INC 2790209QA31HZ/FL
Jul 20, 2024NMI · Full5OOSESN TRANSPORT INC 2790209QA31HZ/FL
May 23, 2024NMII · Walk-around2ESN TRANSPORT INC 2790209QA31HZ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MECHI TRANSPORT LLC4254158Sep 4, 2024Jan 28, 20253FL
ESN TRANSPORT INC2790209May 23, 2024Aug 29, 20243PA
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.
QA31HZFLMECHI TRANSPORT LLCSep 4, 2024Jan 28, 20253
QA31HZFLESN TRANSPORT INCMay 23, 2024Aug 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026