Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS2531L8970309 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenSep 5, 2023
IN
Last seenMay 8, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
3UTVS2531L8970309
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2020
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
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
970309

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 5, 2023 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025AZII · Walk-around6OOSGD EXPRESS INC 4168831165C255/TX
Apr 18, 2025WIII · Walk-around4GD EXPRESS INC 4168831165C255/TX
Jan 8, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0GD EXPRESS INC 4168831165C255/TX
Oct 16, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1BAL 22 TRANSPORT INC 3572438165C255/TX
Aug 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around9OOSBAL 22 TRANSPORT INC 3572438165C255/TX
Aug 1, 2024NJII · Walk-around2OOSCALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLC 2916668165C255/TX
Feb 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLC 29166681656255/TX
Jan 19, 2024MOII · Walk-around2CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLC 2916668165C255/TX
Sep 5, 2023INIII · Driver-only1CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLC 2916668165C255/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GD EXPRESS INC4168831Jan 8, 2025May 8, 20253IN
BAL 22 TRANSPORT INC3572438Aug 13, 2024Oct 16, 20242CA
CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLC2916668Sep 5, 2023Aug 1, 20244CA
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.
165C255TXGD EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2025May 8, 20253
165C255TXBAL 22 TRANSPORT INCAug 13, 2024Oct 16, 20242
165C255TXCALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLCSep 5, 2023Aug 1, 20243
1656255TXCALIFORNIA LOGISTICS LLCFeb 1, 2024Feb 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026