Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

3UTVS253XR8959205 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 19, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 12, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3UTVS253XR8959205
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
959205

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
2024

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 19, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026MOI · Full1OOSCERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 10914065250076/ME
Sep 22, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 10914065250076/ME
Jan 9, 2024KYI · Full0CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 10914065250076/ME
Oct 24, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0JOE ORTIZ EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 38176045250076/ME
Oct 19, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SNIDER & SON LLC 25292835250076/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC1091406Jan 9, 2024Mar 12, 20263MO
JOE ORTIZ EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC3817604Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231MO
SNIDER & SON LLC2529283Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231MO
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.
5250076MECERTIFIED EXPRESS INCJan 9, 2024Mar 12, 20263
5250076MEJOE ORTIZ EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
5250076MESNIDER & SON LLCOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026