Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Horizon Trailers

3H7KC4022PR000280 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
2 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJan 9, 2025
CA
Last seenMar 6, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 2 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
3H7KC4022PR000280
Make
Horizon Trailers
Model
Horizon Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
3H7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KC402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
000280

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
HORIZON TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Horizon Trailers

Prefix basis · 12 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HORIZON TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Horizon Trailers

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.

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 · Jan 9, 2025 – Mar 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2025CAI · Full5OOSKG5 FREIGHT INC 42966175335896/ME
Jan 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BHOGAL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC 42752725335896/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KG5 FREIGHT INC4296617Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251CA
BHOGAL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC4275272Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 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.
5335896MEKG5 FREIGHT INCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
5335896MEBHOGAL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INCJan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 16, 2026