Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2481CM229703 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 2, 2024
MD
Last seenJul 30, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2481CM229703
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2012
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
VS248

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
229703

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 · 3,600 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 3,600 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
2012

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 2012, 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
Van

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 2, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026MDII · Walk-around0TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 455995701575/ME
May 13, 2026MDI · Full1TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 455995290395/ME
Mar 25, 2026MDII · Walk-around1OOSTIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 455995494175/ME
Feb 25, 2026MDII · Walk-around0TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 455995290395/ME
Jun 24, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSTIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 4559954944175/ME
Oct 22, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 455995290395/ME
May 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around1TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC 455995290395/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC45599May 2, 2024Jul 30, 20267MD
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.
5701575ME2TIDEWATER EXPRESS INCJul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261
5290395METIDEWATER EXPRESS INCMay 2, 2024May 13, 20264
5494175METIDEWATER EXPRESS INCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
54944175METIDEWATER EXPRESS INCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026