Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

145C412S1HL008977 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 16, 2025
NE
Last seenApr 17, 2026
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
145C412S1HL008977
Make
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model year
2017
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
C412S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
008977

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 · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

Prefix basis · 30 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
2017

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 · Apr 16, 2025 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1HORIZON MIDWEST INC 23176933812548/ME
Feb 27, 2026IAIII · Driver-only3TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 1932273812548/ME
Apr 16, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2VS TRUCKING LLC 24411513812548/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON MIDWEST INC2317693Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261OH
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD193227Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261NE
VS TRUCKING LLC2441151Apr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251NE
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.
3812548MEHORIZON MIDWEST INCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
3812548METRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTDFeb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261
3812548MEVS TRUCKING LLCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026