Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538GM469419 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 1, 2023
WA
Last seenSep 17, 2026
KS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 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
1UYVS2538GM469419
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 29, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
469419

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 1, 2023 – Sep 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2026KSII · Walk-around0—ASTEL LLC 19028621051420ST/IL
Aug 19, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0—CTS EXPRESS INC 1834233974399ST/IL
Oct 22, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2—CTS EXPRESS INC 1834233974399/IL
Apr 22, 2025TNI · Full1OOSASTEL LLC 1902862974399ST/IL
Aug 13, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0—CTS EXPRESS INC 1834233974399ST/IL
Oct 10, 2023KSII · Walk-around0—FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC 3546650635084ST/IL
Aug 22, 2023CAI · Full0—FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC 3546650635084ST/IL
Jul 1, 2023WAII · Walk-around1—UNITED CARGO HAULERS INC 2589629635084ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASTEL LLC1902862Apr 22, 2025Sep 17, 20262IN
CTS EXPRESS INC1834233Aug 13, 2024Aug 19, 20263IL
FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC3546650Aug 22, 2023Oct 10, 20232IL
UNITED CARGO HAULERS INC2589629Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 20231IL
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.
1051420STIL2ASTEL LLCSep 17, 2026 → Sep 17, 20261
974399STIL2CTS EXPRESS INCAug 13, 2024 → Aug 19, 20262
974399IL—CTS EXPRESS INCOct 22, 2025 → Oct 22, 20251
974399STIL—ASTEL LLCApr 22, 2025 → Apr 22, 20251
635084STIL—FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INCAug 22, 2023 → Oct 10, 20232
635084STIL—UNITED CARGO HAULERS INCJul 1, 2023 → Jul 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 29, 2026