Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS253XP8815506 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 31, 2023
MO
Last seenSep 6, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
3UTVS253XP8815506
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2023
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
815506

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Sep 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only4PENMARK TRANSPORTATION INC 1877329897834ST/IL
Jun 20, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0BIG BERTHA EXPRESS LLC 3418190897824ST/IL
Mar 24, 2024MDII · Walk-around0VV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC 2416643897835ST/ME
Mar 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSVV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC 2416643897835ST/IL
Feb 3, 2024KSII · Walk-around1VV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC 2416643897834ST/IL
Aug 31, 2023MOI · Full0VV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC 2416643897835ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENMARK TRANSPORTATION INC1877329Sep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251IL
BIG BERTHA EXPRESS LLC3418190Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251IL
VV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC2416643Aug 31, 2023Mar 24, 20244IL
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.
897834STILPENMARK TRANSPORTATION INCSep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251
897824STILBIG BERTHA EXPRESS LLCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
897835STMEVV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INCMar 24, 2024Mar 24, 20241
897835STILVV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INCAug 31, 2023Mar 14, 20242
897834STILVV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INCFeb 3, 2024Feb 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026