Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2535GU511447 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJan 16, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 8, 2025
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
1UYVS2535GU511447
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
511447

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 · Jan 16, 2024 – Sep 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSRKL TRANSPORT INC 43084154NP9398/CA
Aug 15, 2025MOI · Full7OOSRKL TRANSPORT INC 43084154NP9398/CA
Apr 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1PAWAN EXPRESS INC 32572004NP9398/CA
Jan 29, 2025CAI · Full2OOSPAWAN EXPRESS INC 32572004NP9398/CA
Nov 19, 2024AZII · Walk-around4PAWAN EXPRESS INC 32572004NP9398/CA
Oct 18, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0PAWAN EXPRESS INC 32572004NP9398/CA
Jun 18, 2024TNIII · Driver-only2OOSPAWAN EXPRESS INC 32572004NP9398/UK
May 22, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0A&J EXPRESS INC 41211574NP9398/CA
Jan 16, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BULLDOG FREIGHTWAY INC 8551964NP9398/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RKL TRANSPORT INC4308415Aug 15, 2025Sep 8, 20252CA
PAWAN EXPRESS INC3257200Jun 18, 2024Apr 18, 20255CA
A&J EXPRESS INC4121157May 22, 2024May 22, 20241CA
BULLDOG FREIGHTWAY INC855196Jan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241CA
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.
4NP9398CARKL TRANSPORT INCAug 15, 2025Sep 8, 20252
4NP9398CAPAWAN EXPRESS INCOct 18, 2024Apr 18, 20254
4NP9398UKPAWAN EXPRESS INCJun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241
4NP9398CAA&J EXPRESS INCMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
4NP9398CABULLDOG FREIGHTWAY INCJan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026