Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538GP472335 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 1, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
1UYVS2538GP472335
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
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
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
472335

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, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026WAII · Walk-around0GROUNDWAY TRANSPORT LTD 192486145853L/BC
Mar 25, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0GROUNDWAY TRANSPORT LTD 192486145853L/BC
Feb 3, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0BUGGA TRUCKING INC 124604738426L/BC
Nov 20, 2025CAI · Full3BUGGA TRUCKING INC 124604738426L/BC
Jun 19, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0BUGGA TRUCKING INC 124604738616J/BC
Jun 15, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0BUGGA TRUCKING INC 124604738616J/BC
Apr 16, 2025ORI · Full3OOSGROUNDWAY TRANSPORT LTD 192486138616J/BC
Jul 1, 2024CAI · Full3OOSALFREDO CHAVEZ MERCADO 333417338616J/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GROUNDWAY TRANSPORT LTD1924861Apr 16, 2025May 13, 20263BC
BUGGA TRUCKING INC1246047Jun 15, 2025Feb 3, 20264BC
ALFREDO CHAVEZ MERCADO3334173Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241BN
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.
45853LBCGROUNDWAY TRANSPORT LTDMar 25, 2026May 13, 20262
38426LBCBUGGA TRUCKING INCNov 20, 2025Feb 3, 20262
38616JBCBUGGA TRUCKING INCJun 15, 2025Jun 19, 20252
38616JBCGROUNDWAY TRANSPORT LTDApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
38616JBCALFREDO CHAVEZ MERCADOJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026