Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2539J5288903 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 4, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 26, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1UYFS2539J5288903
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
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
FS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
288903

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 · 3,515 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 3,515 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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 4, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026COIII · Driver-only4UA EXPRESS INC 40073825392731/ME
Apr 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1VOLCO TRANS LLC 41044235392731/ME
Mar 11, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSEMZ GLOBAL INC 33113005392731/ME
Jul 26, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0EMZ GLOBAL INC 33113005392731/UK
Jun 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1EMZ GLOBAL INC 3311300267080C/ME
May 15, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSEMZ GLOBAL INC 3311300267080C/ME
Jan 23, 2024CAI · Full2OOSEMZ GLOBAL INC 3311300267080C/ME
Nov 4, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0EMZ GLOBAL INC 3311300267080C/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UA EXPRESS INC4007382Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261CA
VOLCO TRANS LLC4104423Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251SC
EMZ GLOBAL INC3311300Nov 4, 2023Mar 11, 20256AZ
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.
5392731MEUA EXPRESS INCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
5392731MEVOLCO TRANS LLCApr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251
5392731MEEMZ GLOBAL INCMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
5392731UKEMZ GLOBAL INCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
267080CMEEMZ GLOBAL INCNov 4, 2023Jun 21, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026