Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538J2143302 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under6
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 21, 2023
UT
Last seenJan 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 27 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
1UYVS2538J2143302
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
143302

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
2018

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 2018, 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 · Oct 21, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026CAI · Full4OOSLEGACY TRANS INC 43524234RG3736/CA
May 29, 2025COIII · Driver-only1GROW TRANSPORT INC 36721914RG3736/PA
Feb 10, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2BRAICH TRANSPORT INC 34476744RG3736/CA
Jan 21, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1HOTHI TRANS INC 33759764RG3736/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAI · Full3YAHOWA TRANSPORT INC 38361284RG3736/CA
Jan 4, 2024UTI · Full3HOTHI FREIGHTLINES 24200864RG3736/CA
Dec 17, 2023WYI · Full3HOTHI FREIGHTLINES 24200864RG3736/CA
Oct 21, 2023UTI · Full12HOTHI FREIGHTLINES 24200864RG3736/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEGACY TRANS INC4352423Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261CA
GROW TRANSPORT INC3672191May 29, 2025May 29, 20251CA
BRAICH TRANSPORT INC3447674Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251CA
HOTHI TRANS INC3375976Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251CA
YAHOWA TRANSPORT INC3836128Apr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241CA
HOTHI FREIGHTLINES2420086Oct 21, 2023Jan 4, 20243CA
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.
4RG3736CALEGACY TRANS INCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
4RG3736PAGROW TRANSPORT INCMay 29, 2025May 29, 20251
4RG3736CABRAICH TRANSPORT INCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
4RG3736CAHOTHI TRANS INCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
4RG3736CAYAHOWA TRANSPORT INCApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241
4RG3736CAHOTHI FREIGHTLINESOct 21, 2023Jan 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026