Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS2531K8498949 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJun 12, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 3, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3UTVS2531K8498949
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
3UT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
498949

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 · 4,264 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 4,264 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
2019

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 12, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026NMII · Walk-around0AF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178345367832/ME
Mar 25, 2025TNI · Full5IP TRANSPORT CO 42419022851697/ME
Oct 7, 2024AZI · Full8OOSAF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178345367832/ME
Jul 21, 2024OKI · Full4AF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178342851697/ME
Jul 3, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0AF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178342851697/ME
Aug 10, 2023ARI · Full6OOSAF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178342851697/ME
Jul 14, 2023AZI · Full8OOSAF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178342851697/ME
Jun 12, 2023CAI · Full7OOSAF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC 33178342851697/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INC3317834Jun 12, 2023Mar 3, 20267VA
IP TRANSPORT CO4241902Mar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251VA
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.
5367832MEAF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INCOct 7, 2024Mar 3, 20262
2851697MEIP TRANSPORT COMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
2851697MEAF SWIFT TRANSPORTATION INCJun 12, 2023Jul 21, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026