Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Truxton

3A9TA49T8MC249710 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJul 22, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 5, 2025
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3A9TA49T8MC249710
Make
Truxton
Model
Truxton
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TA49T

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
249710

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
TRUXTON

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Truxton

Prefix basis · 218 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
TRUXTON

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Truxton

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 22, 2024 – Nov 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2025USI · Full1LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782221UK3J/MX
May 7, 2025USI · Full2SERGIO TADEO RODRIGUEZ MARES 328061121UK3J/MX
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full4OOSSERGIO TADEO RODRIGUEZ MARES 328061121UK3J/MX
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around4YOLANDA MARES LUCIO 371088121UK3J/MX
Oct 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL 374782221UK3J/MX
Sep 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSYOLANDA MARES LUCIO 371088121UK3J/MX
Jul 31, 2024TXI · Full12OOSSERGIO TADEO RODRIGUEZ MARES 328061121UK3J/MX
Jul 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SERGIO TADEO RODRIGUEZ MARES 328061121UK3J/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIEL3747822Oct 19, 2024Nov 5, 20252TA
SERGIO TADEO RODRIGUEZ MARES3280611Jul 22, 2024May 7, 20254TA
YOLANDA MARES LUCIO3710881Sep 6, 2024Oct 28, 20242TA
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.
21UK3JMXLUIS ALBERTO MELENDEZ MACIELOct 19, 2024Nov 5, 20252
21UK3JMXSERGIO TADEO RODRIGUEZ MARESJul 22, 2024May 7, 20254
21UK3JMXYOLANDA MARES LUCIOSep 6, 2024Oct 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026