Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2533GU539358 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenApr 19, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 9, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
1UYVS2533GU539358
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
539358

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 · Apr 19, 2024 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026ARII · Walk-around0JAVIER VILLAGRAN 15956724XE8951/CA
May 7, 2026WAI · Full19OOSSUTTER TRANSPORT INC 14136034XE8951/CA
Sep 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 30993185404299/ME
Jul 8, 2025ORII · Walk-around13OOSMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 30993185404299/ME
Feb 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around4MTL XPRESS INC 40141665404299/ME
Jan 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MTL XPRESS INC 40141665404299/ME
Nov 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 30993185404299/ME
Oct 9, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 30993185404299/ME
Jul 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around2MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 30993185404299/ME
Apr 30, 2024PAIII · Driver-only4MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318266555D/ME
Apr 19, 2024CAI · Full0MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318264559B/ME
Apr 19, 2024CAI · Full10OOSMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318264559B/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAVIER VILLAGRAN1595672May 9, 2026May 9, 20261CA
SUTTER TRANSPORT INC1413603May 7, 2026May 7, 20261CA
MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC3099318Apr 19, 2024Sep 18, 20258IN
MTL XPRESS INC4014166Jan 15, 2025Feb 11, 20252CA
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.
4XE8951CAJAVIER VILLAGRANMay 9, 2026May 9, 20261
4XE8951CASUTTER TRANSPORT INCMay 7, 2026May 7, 20261
5404299MEMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLCJul 17, 2024Sep 18, 20255
5404299MEMTL XPRESS INCJan 15, 2025Feb 11, 20252
266555DMEMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLCApr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241
264559BMEMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLCApr 19, 2024Apr 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026