Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 International MF035

3HAMSTAR6JL499638 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
DuraStar
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 16, 2024
AL
Last seenOct 15, 2025
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3HAMSTAR6JL499638
Make
International
Model
MF035
Model year
1988
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
3HA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MSTAR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
499638

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MF035

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
DuraStar

Sourced label · prefix basis 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
1988

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MF035

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 16, 2024 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0GULF COAST UNDERGROUND LLC 13248781186726/AL
Jun 16, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0GULF COAST UNDERGROUND LLC 1324878IRP11769/AL
May 16, 2024ALI · Full0GULF COAST UNDERGROUND LLC 13248781186726/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF COAST UNDERGROUND LLC1324878May 16, 2024Oct 15, 20253AL
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.
1186726ALGULF COAST UNDERGROUND LLCMay 16, 2024Oct 15, 20252
IRP11769ALGULF COAST UNDERGROUND LLCJun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026