Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS2534P8768716 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 29, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 15, 2026
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3UTVS2534P8768716
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2023
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
3UT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
768716

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
2023

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 29, 2023 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026CAI · Full0NORCAL TRUCKLINES INC 28358665550817/ME
Feb 27, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3NORCAL TRUCKLINES INC 28358665550817/ME
Oct 26, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1NORCAL TRUCKLINES INC 28358665550817/ME
Sep 1, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1NORCAL TRUCKLINES INC 28358664UL2115/CA
Mar 27, 2025NMII · Walk-around1NORCAL TRUCKLINES INC 28358664UL2115/CA
Sep 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0RUBEN EXPRESS INC 18590864UL2115/CA
Jun 29, 2023CAI · Full0RUBEN EXPRESS INC 18590864UL2115/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORCAL TRUCKLINES INC2835866Mar 27, 2025May 15, 20265CA
RUBEN EXPRESS INC1859086Jun 29, 2023Sep 27, 20242CA
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.
5550817MENORCAL TRUCKLINES INCOct 26, 2025May 15, 20263
4UL2115CANORCAL TRUCKLINES INCMar 27, 2025Sep 1, 20252
4UL2115CARUBEN EXPRESS INCJun 29, 2023Sep 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026