Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2531GU571936 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under5
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 26, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 31, 2026
UT
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 22 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
1UYVS2531GU571936
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
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
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
571936

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
2016

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 2016, 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 · Sep 26, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 193068913927PT/NV
Jul 31, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0IDEALITY INC 187417013927PT/NV
Aug 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC 88387PTL900/NV
Jul 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2R SELMI TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLC 1919899PTL900/NV
Feb 21, 2025TNI · Full2OOSIDEALITY INC 187417013927PT/NV
Jan 29, 2025CAI · Full1JENSEN ENTERPRISES INC 171708PTL900/NV
Dec 2, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0IDEALITY INC 1874170PTL900/NV
Sep 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around0IDEALITY INC 187417013927/NV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IDEALITY INC1874170Sep 26, 2024Jul 31, 20264IL
VTS TRANSPORTATION INC1930689Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261TX
PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC88387Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251CA
R SELMI TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLC1919899Jul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251NV
JENSEN ENTERPRISES INC171708Jan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251NV
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.
13927PTNV2IDEALITY INCFeb 21, 2025Jul 31, 20262
13927PTNV2VTS TRANSPORTATION INCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
PTL900NVPDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
PTL900NVR SELMI TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLCJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
PTL900NVJENSEN ENTERPRISES INCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
PTL900NVIDEALITY INCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
13927NVIDEALITY INCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026