Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2488XA837813 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJun 15, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 17, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1UYFS2488XA837813
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
837813

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
1999

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 1999, 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 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSRIGHT 1 TRANSPORT LLC 3349198261C916/TX
Sep 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ANA GONZALEZ 2871763261C916/TX
Feb 6, 2024TXI · Full4MERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
Dec 12, 2023TXI · Full4MERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSMERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
Oct 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around2MERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
Sep 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSMERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
Aug 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around0MERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
Jun 15, 2023TXI · Full4MERLOS TRUCKING LLC 4047986179B500/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIGHT 1 TRANSPORT LLC3349198Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251TX
ANA GONZALEZ2871763Sep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251TX
MERLOS TRUCKING LLC4047986Jun 15, 2023Feb 6, 20247TX
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.
261C916TXRIGHT 1 TRANSPORT LLCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
261C916TXANA GONZALEZSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
179B500TXMERLOS TRUCKING LLCJun 15, 2023Feb 6, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026