Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2536FU280511 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenFeb 28, 2024
NM
Last seenJan 23, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
1UYVS2536FU280511
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
280511

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
2015

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 2015, 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 · Feb 28, 2024 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026IAIII · Driver-only0TRUE BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 39243965566967/ME
Sep 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around4TRUE BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 39243965566967/ME
Aug 4, 2025LAII · Walk-around1TRUE BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC 39243964VK4274/CA
Feb 12, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1GOLEN TRANSPORT INC 34094794VK4274/CA
Apr 22, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ROADWAY EXPRESS INC 31927804VK4274/CA
Apr 15, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSROADWAY EXPRESS INC 31927804VK4274/CA
Mar 11, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ROADWAY EXPRESS INC 31927804VK4274/CA
Feb 28, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1ROADWAY EXPRESS INC 31927804VK4274/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUE BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC3924396Aug 4, 2025Jan 23, 20263CA
GOLEN TRANSPORT INC3409479Feb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251CA
ROADWAY EXPRESS INC3192780Feb 28, 2024Apr 22, 20244CA
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.
5566967METRUE BROTHERS TRANSPORT INCSep 25, 2025Jan 23, 20262
4VK4274CATRUE BROTHERS TRANSPORT INCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
4VK4274CAGOLEN TRANSPORT INCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
4VK4274CAROADWAY EXPRESS INCFeb 28, 2024Apr 22, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026