Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538J2180513 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 9, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 16, 2025
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1UYVS2538J2180513
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 9, 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
180513

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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Mar 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2025SDII · Walk-around2ELANTE TRANSPORT LTD 300238250086J/BC
Oct 9, 2023WII · Full3LEADWAY TRANSPORT LTD 364028150086J/BC
Aug 15, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0MOGA TRANSPORT LTD 368763950086J/BC
Aug 9, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2MOGA TRANSPORT LTD 368763950086J/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELANTE TRANSPORT LTD3002382Mar 16, 2025Mar 16, 20251BC
LEADWAY TRANSPORT LTD3640281Oct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231BC
MOGA TRANSPORT LTD3687639Aug 9, 2023Aug 15, 20232BC
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.
50086JBCELANTE TRANSPORT LTDMar 16, 2025Mar 16, 20251
50086JBCLEADWAY TRANSPORT LTDOct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231
50086JBCMOGA TRANSPORT LTDAug 9, 2023Aug 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026