Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Manufacturas Hercules S.a.de C.v.

3M9H5TA29CG009217 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 29, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3M9H5TA29CG009217
Make
Manufacturas Hercules S.a.de C.v.
Model
Manufacturas Hercules S.A.DE C.V.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
3M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H5TA2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
009217

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
MANUFACTURAS HERCULES S.A.DE C.V.

Prefix basis · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Manufacturas Hercules S.A.DE C.V.

Prefix basis · 27 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MANUFACTURAS HERCULES S.A.DE C.V.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Manufacturas Hercules S.A.DE C.V.

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 29, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1HEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLC 3056909265B217/TX
Feb 16, 2026TXI · Full11OOSHEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLC 3056909265B217/TX
Jan 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around0HEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLC 3056909265B217/TX
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2HEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLC 3056909265B217/TX
Sep 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around6HEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLC 3056909233C074/TX
Feb 29, 2024TXI · Full18OOSDARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3356502233C074/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLC3056909Sep 27, 2025Apr 28, 20265TX
DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC3356502Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241TX
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.
265B217TXHEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLCNov 18, 2025Apr 28, 20264
233C074TXHEARTBREAK TRUCKING LLCSep 27, 2025Sep 27, 20251
233C074TXDARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026