Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2534J2198488 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenMay 14, 2024
IA
Last seenOct 3, 2025
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
1UYVS2534J2198488
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
198488

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 · May 14, 2024 – Oct 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 3, 2025KSII · Walk-around28OOSPT LOGISTICS LLC 4366093VF3816/IA
Sep 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSPT LOGISTICS LLC 4366093VF3816/IA
Jul 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSMIKE PYLE TRUCKING INC 3836827VF3816/IA
Apr 16, 2025MNIII · Driver-only3OOSMIKE PYLE TRUCKING INC 3836827NOPLATE/IA
Mar 25, 2025KYIII · Driver-only3PTL TRANSPORTATION LLC 3642914VF1902/IA
Jan 5, 2025CAI · Full6OOSMIKE PYLE TRUCKING INC 3836827VF5305/IA
Oct 4, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0PT LOGISTICS LLC 4366093VF5305/IA
Sep 24, 2024KSII · Walk-around3PT LOGISTICS LLC 4366093VF5305/IA
May 14, 2024IAII · Walk-around3OOSPT LOGISTICS LLC 4366093VF1902/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PT LOGISTICS LLC4366093May 14, 2024Oct 3, 20255IA
MIKE PYLE TRUCKING INC3836827Jan 5, 2025Jul 15, 20253IA
PTL TRANSPORTATION LLC3642914Mar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251TX
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.
VF3816IAPT LOGISTICS LLCSep 16, 2025Oct 3, 20252
VF3816IAMIKE PYLE TRUCKING INCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
NOPLATEIAMIKE PYLE TRUCKING INCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
VF1902IAPTL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
VF5305IAMIKE PYLE TRUCKING INCJan 5, 2025Jan 5, 20251
VF5305IAPT LOGISTICS LLCSep 24, 2024Oct 4, 20242
VF1902IAPT LOGISTICS LLCMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026