Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

145X412S7JL109335 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenApr 30, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
145X412S7JL109335
Make
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
X412S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
109335

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

Prefix basis · 9 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
2018

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 30, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026CAI · Full3OOSESCALANTE TRUCKING INC 41315184VK5910/CA
Feb 24, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSESCALANTE TRUCKING INC 41315184VK5910/CA
Jan 29, 2026CAI · Full2OOSJ FUENTES EXPRESS LLC 30111434VK5910/CA
Jul 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0HENRIQUEZ TRUCKING LLC 15377764VK5919/CA
Oct 31, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSJ FUENTES EXPRESS LLC 30111434VK5910/CA
May 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0J FUENTES EXPRESS LLC 30111434VK5910/CA
May 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around0CARLOS JORDAN 29161244VK5910/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around1CARLOS JORDAN 29161244VK5910/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESCALANTE TRUCKING INC4131518Feb 24, 2026May 14, 20262CA
J FUENTES EXPRESS LLC3011143May 23, 2024Jan 29, 20263CA
HENRIQUEZ TRUCKING LLC1537776Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251CA
CARLOS JORDAN2916124Apr 30, 2024May 1, 20242CA
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.
4VK5910CAESCALANTE TRUCKING INCFeb 24, 2026May 14, 20262
4VK5910CAJ FUENTES EXPRESS LLCMay 23, 2024Jan 29, 20263
4VK5919CAHENRIQUEZ TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
4VK5910CACARLOS JORDANApr 30, 2024May 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026