Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2538L2822201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 17, 2024
MD
Last seenJun 3, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1UYVS2538L2822201
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
822201

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
2020

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 2020, 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 · Apr 17, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1MTL XPRESS INC 40141664XE8946/CA
Apr 10, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0MTL XPRESS INC 40141664XE8946/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSMTL XPRESS INC 4014166TL8600/ID
Apr 28, 2025ORII · Walk-around4MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318TL8600ID/ID
Mar 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318TL8600/ID
Mar 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318TL8600/ID
Jul 9, 2024CAI · Full1MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318TL8600/ID
Apr 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around0MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC 3099318TL8600/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTL XPRESS INC4014166Aug 20, 2025Jun 3, 20263CA
MATHAUN TRANSPORT LLC3099318Apr 17, 2024Apr 28, 20255IN
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.
4XE8946CA2MTL XPRESS INCApr 10, 2026Jun 3, 20262
TL8600IDMTL XPRESS INCAug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251
TL8600IDIDMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
TL8600IDMATHAUN TRANSPORT LLCApr 17, 2024Mar 29, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026