Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2488J5231301 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenJun 15, 2023
SC
Last seenMay 13, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
1UYFS2488J5231301
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
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
FS248

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
231301

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
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
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 · Jun 15, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around0G A & D TRANSPORT INC 4405756AF53164/NC
May 12, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0G A & D TRANSPORT INC 4405756AF53164/NC
Apr 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0G A & D TRANSPORT INC 4405756AF53164/NC
Feb 19, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1G A & D TRANSPORT INC 4405756AF53164/NC
Sep 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0G A & D TRANSPORT INC 4405756AF53164/NC
Aug 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0G A & D TRANSPORT INC 4405756AF53164/NC
Feb 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSZEPHYR TRANSPORT LLC 3868348AF53164/NC
Feb 1, 2024NCII · Walk-around4OOSZEPHYR TRANSPORT LLC 3868348AF53164/NC
Nov 8, 2023NCII · Walk-around2OOSZEPHYR TRANSPORT LLC 3868348AF53164/NC
Jul 6, 2023NCII · Walk-around0HENRY MULLEN TRUCKING INC 262141AF53164/NC
Jun 15, 2023SCII · Walk-around2OOSHENRY MULLEN TRUCKING INC 262141AF53164/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G A & D TRANSPORT INC4405756Aug 8, 2025May 13, 20266NC
ZEPHYR TRANSPORT LLC3868348Nov 8, 2023Feb 3, 20253NC
HENRY MULLEN TRUCKING INC262141Jun 15, 2023Jul 6, 20232NC
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.
AF53164NCG A & D TRANSPORT INCAug 8, 2025May 13, 20266
AF53164NCZEPHYR TRANSPORT LLCNov 8, 2023Feb 3, 20253
AF53164NCHENRY MULLEN TRUCKING INCJun 15, 2023Jul 6, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026