Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2531J2165819 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 19
First seenJul 26, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1UYVS2531J2165819
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
165819

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
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
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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026CAI · Full0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Jul 17, 2026CAI · Full5OOSGILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Mar 27, 2026CAI · Full0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSGILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Feb 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Jan 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around1TARGET TRUCKING INC 28608204UW5664/CA
Nov 7, 2025CAI · Full2GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Sep 1, 2025CAI · Full0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAI · Full1GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Jul 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
May 9, 2025CAI · Full4GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Apr 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Mar 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Dec 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Aug 12, 2024CAI · Full1GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Jul 31, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Jul 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
Jul 26, 2023CAI · Full0GILL TRANSPORT CORP 31031904UW5664/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GILL TRANSPORT CORP3103190Jul 26, 2023Jul 17, 202618CA
TARGET TRUCKING INC2860820Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261CA
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.
4UW5664CA2GILL TRANSPORT CORPJul 26, 2023Jul 17, 202618
4UW5664CATARGET TRUCKING INCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026