Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS25305U541209 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 29, 2024
US
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1UYVS25305U541209
Make
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 8, 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
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
541209

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 · 107,512 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Utility Trailer Manufacturer

Prefix basis · 107,512 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
2005

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 2005, 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
Van

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

Trailer length
53 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 · Aug 29, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only1JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 3279625VGA7WK/AZ
Jul 30, 2026USIII · Driver-only3JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 3279625VGA7WK/AZ
Jan 10, 2026USI · Full24OOSLEONARDO ONTIVEROS PEREZ 4491553VGA7WK/AZ
Jul 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around0MARCO ANTONIO BOLANOS 1855006VGA7WK/AZ
Feb 28, 2025USI · Full20OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 3279625VGA7WK/AZ
Aug 29, 2024USI · Full33OOSJOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO 3279625VGA7WK/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO3279625Aug 29, 2024Aug 5, 20264SO
LEONARDO ONTIVEROS PEREZ4491553Jan 10, 2026Jan 10, 20261SO
MARCO ANTONIO BOLANOS1855006Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251AZ
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.
VGA7WKAZ2JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADOAug 29, 2024Aug 5, 20264
VGA7WKAZ2LEONARDO ONTIVEROS PEREZJan 10, 2026Jan 10, 20261
VGA7WKAZMARCO ANTONIO BOLANOSJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 8, 2026