Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS253XJ2324112 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 4, 2023
AZ
Last seenMar 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1UYVS253XJ2324112
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
324112

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 · Jul 4, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026CAI · Full0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044RV8382/CA
Sep 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044RV8382/CA
Apr 23, 2025CAI · Full0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044RV8382/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around5GRACE LOGISTICS INC 42906224RV8382/CA
Apr 6, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044RV8382/CA
Mar 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044RV8392/CA
Jul 4, 2023AZII · Walk-around2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044RV8382/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC1769704Jul 4, 2023Mar 3, 20266AZ
GRACE LOGISTICS INC4290622Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251CA
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.
4RV8382CASMARTWAY EXPRESS INCJul 4, 2023Mar 3, 20265
4RV8382CAGRACE LOGISTICS INCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
4RV8392CASMARTWAY EXPRESS INCMar 10, 2024Mar 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026