Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS253XEM774241 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 24, 2023
MO
Last seenApr 10, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1UYVS253XEM774241
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2014
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
774241

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
2014

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 2014, 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 · Nov 24, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026AZII · Walk-around4BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC8304/CA
Sep 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC8304/CA
Sep 7, 2025ALIII · Driver-only2BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC8304/CA
Mar 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSBEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC8304/CA
Feb 25, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC9304/CA
Dec 13, 2024LAIII · Driver-only3BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC8304/CA
Apr 3, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC 31538644VC8304/CA
Nov 24, 2023MOI · Full10OOSFIVE RIVERS TRUCKINGLLC 13343074VC8304/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INC3153864Apr 3, 2024Apr 10, 20267CA
FIVE RIVERS TRUCKINGLLC1334307Nov 24, 2023Nov 24, 20231PA
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.
4VC8304CABEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INCApr 3, 2024Apr 10, 20266
4VC9304CABEST FRIENDS TRANSPORT INCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
4VC8304CAFIVE RIVERS TRUCKINGLLCNov 24, 2023Nov 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026