Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2531FU182812 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenJun 27, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
1UYVS2531FU182812
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
182812

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 · 107,512 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 107,512 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
2015

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 2015, 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
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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around2MALKA TRUCKING INC 4193231247355B/ME
Feb 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only6OOSARLEEN LOGISTICS INC 2515108247355B/ME
Dec 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3OOSARLEEN LOGISTICS INC 2515108247355B/ME
Oct 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSARLEEN LOGISTICS INC 2515108247355B/ME
Dec 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2DHILLON BROS EXPRESS INC 3391662247355B/ME
Jul 9, 2023INIII · Driver-only6OOSAK EXPRESS TRANS INC 2902906247355B/ME
Jun 27, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1AK EXPRESS TRANS INC 2902906247355B/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALKA TRUCKING INC4193231Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261CA
ARLEEN LOGISTICS INC2515108Oct 1, 2024Feb 17, 20253CA
DHILLON BROS EXPRESS INC3391662Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 20231CA
AK EXPRESS TRANS INC2902906Jun 27, 2023Jul 9, 20232CA
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.
247355BMEMALKA TRUCKING INCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
247355BMEARLEEN LOGISTICS INCOct 1, 2024Feb 17, 20253
247355BMEDHILLON BROS EXPRESS INCDec 8, 2023Dec 8, 20231
247355BMEAK EXPRESS TRANS INCJun 27, 2023Jul 9, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026