Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Semiremolques El Puma

3S9PHJP28MW092462 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 7, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
3S9PHJP28MW092462
Make
Semiremolques El Puma
Model
Semiremolques EL Puma
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PHJP2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
092462

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
SEMIREMOLQUES EL PUMA

Prefix basis · 143 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Semiremolques EL Puma

Prefix basis · 143 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SEMIREMOLQUES EL PUMA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Semiremolques EL Puma

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 · Oct 7, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SAMANTHA FRANCO 4495217215C863/TX
Dec 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SAMANTHA FRANCO 4495217215C863/TX
Dec 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SAMANTHA FRANCO 4495217215C863/TX
Aug 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around3DE LEON XPRESS LLC 906064215C863/TX
May 2, 2025TXI · Full9OOSDE LEON XPRESS LLC 906064215C863/TX
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around0DE LEON XPRESS LLC 906064215C863/TX
Oct 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around6DE LEON XPRESS LLC 906064215C863/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMANTHA FRANCO4495217Dec 24, 2025Jan 15, 20263TX
DE LEON XPRESS LLC906064Oct 7, 2024Aug 21, 20254TX
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.
215C863TXSAMANTHA FRANCODec 24, 2025Jan 15, 20263
215C863TXDE LEON XPRESS LLCOct 7, 2024Aug 21, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026