Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS2535J8031483 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenNov 2, 2023
AR
Last seenSep 25, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3UTVS2535J8031483
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 11, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
031483

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
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.

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 · Nov 2, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2026KYII · Walk-around0—TRANSFREIGHT SUPPORT INC 31598081055992ST/IL
Sep 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSTRANSFREIGHT SUPPORT INC 3159808812960ST/IL
Jan 14, 2025MOII · Walk-around2OOSUS HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
Jan 8, 2025NJI · Full0—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
Feb 28, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960/IL
Jan 25, 2024MTII · Walk-around5OOSUS HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
Jan 11, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
Nov 29, 2023INIII · Driver-only0—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
Nov 29, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
Nov 2, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420812960ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSFREIGHT SUPPORT INC3159808Sep 10, 2025Sep 25, 20262IL
US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC2350420Nov 2, 2023Jan 14, 20258IL
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.
1055992STIL2TRANSFREIGHT SUPPORT INCSep 25, 2026 → Sep 25, 20261
812960STIL—TRANSFREIGHT SUPPORT INCSep 10, 2025 → Sep 10, 20251
812960STIL—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INCNov 2, 2023 → Jan 14, 20257
812960IL—US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INCFeb 28, 2024 → Feb 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 11, 2026