Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538HU882104 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJan 6, 2024
AR
Last seenDec 11, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1UYVS2538HU882104
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2017
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
882104

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
2017

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 2017, 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 6, 2024 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC 35118724WD5284/CA
Oct 1, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC 35118724WD5284/CA
Sep 26, 2025CAI · Full2LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC 35118724WD5284/CA
Mar 15, 2025UTIII · Driver-only3LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC 35118724WD5284/CA
Feb 26, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC 35118727796R32/AZ
Feb 25, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC 35118727786R32/AZ
Oct 5, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT REFRIGERATED LLC 1252905P434467/IN
Jan 6, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT REFRIGERATED LLC 1252905P434467/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INC3511872Feb 25, 2025Dec 11, 20256CA
KNIGHT REFRIGERATED LLC1252905Jan 6, 2024Oct 5, 20242AZ
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.
4WD5284CALIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INCMar 15, 2025Dec 11, 20254
7796R32AZLIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
7786R32AZLIGHTNING EXPRESS LINES INCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
P434467INKNIGHT REFRIGERATED LLCJan 6, 2024Oct 5, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026