Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS253XJ2254627 · Trailer · TRAILER
Axles · 2 axlesBody · VanLength · 53 ft
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJun 29, 2024
IA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
UT
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
1UYVS253XJ2254627
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
VS253

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
254627

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
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
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 · Jun 29, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Mar 25, 2026NVI · Full6CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Feb 18, 2026MOI · Full3CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Nov 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around0CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Sep 25, 2025MDI · Full2KTS TRANSPORT INC 42985474VX1135/CA
Aug 30, 2025NVII · Walk-around25OOSBLUE SEA LOGISTICS INC 37949554VX1135/CA
Jul 15, 2025CAI · Full0CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Jul 15, 2025CAI · Full6OOSCHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Apr 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Aug 26, 2024CAI · Full4OOSCHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
Jun 29, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC 25891164VX1135/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INC2589116Jun 29, 2024Jun 10, 20269CA
KTS TRANSPORT INC4298547Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251CA
BLUE SEA LOGISTICS INC3794955Aug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251CA
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.
4VX1135CACHAHAL TRANSPORTATION INCJun 29, 2024Jun 10, 20269
4VX1135CAKTS TRANSPORT INCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
4VX1135CABLUE SEA LOGISTICS INCAug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026