Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2489HG828502 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenDec 19, 2024
VT
Last seenMay 28, 2025
VT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2489HG828502
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 8, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
828502

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
2017

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 2017, 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 · Dec 19, 2024 – May 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2025VTI · Full4ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762095506155/ME
May 12, 2025VTIII · Driver-only1CHAD M LEWIS 26379615506155/ME
Apr 3, 2025VTII · Walk-around1OOSACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762092818734/ME
Dec 19, 2024VTIII · Driver-only1ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 762092818734/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION76209Dec 19, 2024May 28, 20253IL
CHAD M LEWIS2637961May 12, 2025May 12, 20251NY
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.
5506155MEACE HARDWARE CORPORATIONMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
5506155MECHAD M LEWISMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
2818734MEACE HARDWARE CORPORATIONDec 19, 2024Apr 3, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 8, 2026