Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS253XFU185918 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJun 24, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1UYVS253XFU185918
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
185918

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
2015

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 2015, 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 · Jun 24, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Apr 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Apr 5, 2026CAI · Full3ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Mar 26, 2026CAI · Full2ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Mar 16, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Jan 7, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Oct 19, 2025CAI · Full5OOSELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Oct 15, 2025CAI · Full4OOSELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Sep 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
May 21, 2025CAI · Full3OOSELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Nov 24, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Aug 20, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC 37696714UF3552/CA
Jun 24, 2023CAI · Full0BASRA TRUCKING INC 4711984UF3552/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC3769671Aug 20, 2024May 11, 202612CA
BASRA TRUCKING INC471198Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231CA
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.
4UF3552CAELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INCAug 20, 2024May 11, 202612
4UF3552CABASRA TRUCKING INCJun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026