Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

3UTVS2534K8482521

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenApr 22, 2024
TX
Last seenSep 30, 2025
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
482521

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.

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 · Apr 22, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 30, 2025CTII · Walk-around1REFRIGERX TRANSPORTATION LLC 390961824UC5S/MX
Apr 22, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310524UC5S/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REFRIGERX TRANSPORTATION LLC3909618Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251TX
EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV2533105Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
24UC5SMXREFRIGERX TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
24UC5SMXEFT EXPRESS SA DE CVApr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC