Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYFS2487J5416309 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · FlatLength · 48 ft
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seenDec 12, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 13, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1UYFS2487J5416309
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2018
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
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
416309

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
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.

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 2018, 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026MSII · Walk-around9OOST LAMBERT INCORPORATED 266764TLR163856A/MS
Feb 5, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1T LAMBERT INCORPORATED 266764163856A/MS
Feb 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOST LAMBERT INCORPORATED 266764162856A/MS
Jan 6, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1T LAMBERT INCORPORATED 266764163856A/MS
Nov 4, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1T LAMBERT INCORPORATED 266764163856A/MS
Jul 30, 2025MSII · Walk-around1T LAMBERT INCORPORATED 266764163856A/MS
Dec 10, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0DIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704163856A/MS
Nov 3, 2024AZII · Walk-around4DIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704163856A/MS
Jul 23, 2024COII · Walk-around0DIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704163856A/MS
Jul 11, 2024LAIII · Driver-only5OOSDIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704114357A/MS
Mar 6, 2024CAI · Full0DIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704114357A/MS
Jan 16, 2024COIII · Driver-only0DIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704114357A/MS
Dec 13, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSDIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704114357A/MS
Dec 12, 2023CAIII · Driver-only3DIXIE EXPRESS LLC 1644704114357A/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T LAMBERT INCORPORATED266764Jul 30, 2025Aug 13, 20266MS
DIXIE EXPRESS LLC1644704Dec 12, 2023Dec 10, 20248MS
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.
TLR163856AMS2T LAMBERT INCORPORATEDAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261
163856AMST LAMBERT INCORPORATEDJul 30, 2025Feb 5, 20264
162856AMST LAMBERT INCORPORATEDFeb 2, 2026Feb 2, 20261
163856AMSDIXIE EXPRESS LLCJul 23, 2024Dec 10, 20243
114357AMSDIXIE EXPRESS LLCDec 12, 2023Jul 11, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026