Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2483GA496501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 24, 2023
WY
Last seenApr 14, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1UYFS2483GA496501
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1UY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FS248

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
496501

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 · 6,063 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 6,063 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
2016

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.

VIN-level rule claims

Rules published for individual VIN positions beyond the prefix — applied with the WMI, prefix, and model-year guards each rule was validated under. Year-scoped rules were checked against model year 2016, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Axle configuration
2 axles

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Body family
Flat

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

Trailer length
48 ft

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025MTIII · Driver-only021 EXPRESS INC 2984290943916ST/IL
Jul 10, 2024NDIII · Driver-only021 EXPRESS INC 2984290943916ST/IL
Jun 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around321 EXPRESS INC 2984290943916/IL
May 16, 2024NVIII · Driver-only121 EXPRESS INC 2984290943916ST/IL
Jan 30, 2024COIII · Driver-only021 EXPRESS INC 2984290943916ST/IL
Oct 23, 2023MTII · Walk-around2L1 EXPRESS LLC 3565612943916ST/IL
Sep 17, 2023NDII · Walk-around0L1 EXPRESS LLC 3565612943916ST/IL
Aug 22, 2023COI · Full10OOSL1 EXPRESS LLC 3565612493916ST/IL
Jul 24, 2023WYIII · Driver-only0L1 EXPRESS LLC 3565612943916ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
21 EXPRESS INC2984290Jan 30, 2024Apr 14, 20255IL
L1 EXPRESS LLC3565612Jul 24, 2023Oct 23, 20234IL
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.
943916STIL21 EXPRESS INCJan 30, 2024Apr 14, 20254
943916IL21 EXPRESS INCJun 30, 2024Jun 30, 20241
943916STILL1 EXPRESS LLCJul 24, 2023Oct 23, 20233
493916STILL1 EXPRESS LLCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026