Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS2538L8000649 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenDec 11, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 15, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
3UTVS2538L8000649
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2020
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
000649

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 11, 2023 – Mar 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 15, 2026INIII · Driver-only1ELITE LOAD LLC 42379814WS8568/CA
Jan 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only4ELITE LOAD LLC 42379814WS8568/CA
Jan 2, 2026CAI · Full9OOSSANDHU EXPRESS INC 16777484WS8568/CA
Aug 13, 2025KSIII · Driver-only4OOSSANDHU EXPRESS INC 16777484WS8568/CA
Dec 27, 2023FLII · Walk-around1HORIZON FREIGHT INC 3616470258213D/ME
Dec 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2HORIZON FREIGHT INC 3616470258213D/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE LOAD LLC4237981Jan 13, 2026Mar 15, 20262CA
SANDHU EXPRESS INC1677748Aug 13, 2025Jan 2, 20262CA
HORIZON FREIGHT INC3616470Dec 11, 2023Dec 27, 20232CA
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.
4WS8568CAELITE LOAD LLCJan 13, 2026Mar 15, 20262
4WS8568CASANDHU EXPRESS INCAug 13, 2025Jan 2, 20262
258213DMEHORIZON FREIGHT INCDec 11, 2023Dec 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026