Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2536GP556427 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJun 21, 2024
IL
Last seenOct 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2536GP556427
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
556427

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 · Jun 21, 2024 – Oct 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 3222771A24405B/TX
Oct 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 3222771A24405B/TX
Oct 9, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Jun 30, 2026TXI · Full3—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Jun 25, 2026TXI · Full2—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Jun 11, 2026TXI · Full2—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Jun 3, 2026TXI · Full4OOSMELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Mar 19, 2026TXI · Full7—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Feb 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/CI
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full7—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Dec 19, 2025TXI · Full7—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Nov 6, 2025TXI · Full2—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Sep 18, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS 322277143UY4W/MX
Jun 21, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1—AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC 4185736222C251/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIAS3222771Sep 18, 2025Oct 16, 202613CI
AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC4185736Jun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241TX
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.
A24405BTX2MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIASOct 16, 2026 → Oct 16, 20262
43UY4WMX2MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIASSep 18, 2025 → Oct 9, 202610
43UY4WCI—MELCHOR SERRATO GARFIASFeb 3, 2026 → Feb 3, 20261
222C251TX—AM SHIELD LOGISTICS LLCJun 21, 2024 → Jun 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026