Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS253XGU539373 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 23, 2023
NV
Last seenJul 27, 2026
NV
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
1UYVS253XGU539373
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
539373

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
2016

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 2016, 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 23, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026NVII · Walk-around7OOSBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Apr 7, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Nov 12, 2025COII · Walk-around4BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Jan 17, 2025CAI · Full0RTR TRANSPORT INC 42858305285504/ME
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0RTR TRANSPORT INC 42858305285504/ME
Sep 24, 2024CAI · Full1BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Mar 27, 2024MTI · Full0BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Dec 28, 2023NEI · Full0BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Nov 22, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 33827535285504/ME
Aug 23, 2023NVI · Full2BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC 3382753P396342/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC3382753Aug 23, 2023Jul 27, 20268CA
RTR TRANSPORT INC4285830Jan 14, 2025Jan 17, 20252CA
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.
5285504ME2BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INCNov 22, 2023Jul 27, 20267
5285504MERTR TRANSPORT INCJan 14, 2025Jan 17, 20252
P396342INBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026