Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

3UTVS2532L8978516

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 15, 2025
IA
Last seenMar 17, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
978516

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.

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 · Dec 15, 2025 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1LOWBOY SERVICES INC 1278220DF59CM/FL
Dec 15, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0BAY AND BAY TRANSFER CO INC 1256303130246/ME
Dec 15, 2025IAIII · Driver-only8LOWBOY SERVICES INC 1278220DF59CM/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOWBOY SERVICES INC1278220Dec 15, 2025Mar 17, 20262FL
BAY AND BAY TRANSFER CO INC125630Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251MN
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.
DF59CMFLLOWBOY SERVICES INCDec 15, 2025Mar 17, 20262
3130246MEBAY AND BAY TRANSFER CO INCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC