Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1984 Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

145C402S0EL001394 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 15, 2023
AK
Last seenMay 20, 2026
AK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
145C402S0EL001394
Make
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model year
1984
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
145

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C402S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
001394

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
HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

Prefix basis · 10 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
1984

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026AKIII · Driver-only1SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC 1251194249SM/AK
Apr 25, 2024AKIII · Driver-only2GLADDEN TRUCKING 30015254249SM/AK
Aug 15, 2023AKIII · Driver-only0SOURDOUGH TRANSFER INC 10997844249SM/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC125119May 20, 2026May 20, 20261AK
GLADDEN TRUCKING3001525Apr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241AK
SOURDOUGH TRANSFER INC1099784Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231AK
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.
4249SMAKSOURDOUGH EXPRESS INCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
4249SMAKGLADDEN TRUCKINGApr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241
4249SMAKSOURDOUGH TRANSFER INCAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026