Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS2537J8031422 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 16, 2023
UT
Last seenJul 7, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3UTVS2537J8031422
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
031422

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 · Dec 16, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026VAII · Walk-around5POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC 33673385450397/ME
May 20, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC 33673385450397/ME
Apr 24, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2OOSGILL TRANSPORTS LLC 31772985450397/ME
Mar 9, 2025IAIII · Driver-only11POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC 33673385450397/ME
Jun 26, 2024INIII · Driver-only2GILL TRANSPORTS LLC 3177298186C654/TX
Feb 8, 2024DEIII · Driver-only0GILL TRANSPORTS LLC 3177298186C654/TX
Dec 16, 2023UTIII · Driver-only2GILL TRANSPORTS LLC 3177298186C654/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC3367338Mar 9, 2025Jul 7, 20263MD
GILL TRANSPORTS LLC3177298Dec 16, 2023Apr 24, 20254MD
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.
5450397ME2POTOMAC EXPRESS LLCMar 9, 2025Jul 7, 20263
5450397MEGILL TRANSPORTS LLCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
186C654TXGILL TRANSPORTS LLCDec 16, 2023Jun 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026