Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2534GU539286 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 17, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 5, 2025
MT
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2534GU539286
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
539286

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Aug 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0GHG FREIGHTWAYS LTD 31741886TH954/AB
Jul 26, 2025MTIII · Driver-only01247701 ALBERTA LTD 21834316TM954/AB
Apr 10, 2025MTI · Full1GHG FREIGHTWAYS LTD 31741886TH954/AB
Nov 24, 2024IDII · Walk-around0BALBIR TRANSPORT LTD 28959636AU905/AB
Jul 17, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0DOT LOGISTICS INC 24724066AU905/AB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GHG FREIGHTWAYS LTD3174188Apr 10, 2025Aug 5, 20252AB
1247701 ALBERTA LTD2183431Jul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20251AB
BALBIR TRANSPORT LTD2895963Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 20241AB
DOT LOGISTICS INC2472406Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231AB
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.
6TH954ABGHG FREIGHTWAYS LTDApr 10, 2025Aug 5, 20252
6TM954AB1247701 ALBERTA LTDJul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20251
6AU905ABBALBIR TRANSPORT LTDNov 24, 2024Nov 24, 20241
6AU905ABDOT LOGISTICS INCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026