Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3C242S3XT029358 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 15, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 22, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
3H3C242S3XT029358
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 3, 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
3H3

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C242S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
029358

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 TRANSLEAD TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 72 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

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 · Jul 15, 2024 – Aug 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2025TXI · Full5LINEA AMERICA TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 3240043421822Z/ME
Dec 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSNOE MACIAS HERRERA 3867909421822Z/ME
Jul 15, 2024TXI · Full6BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 1692179421822Z/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINEA AMERICA TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV3240043Aug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251CI
NOE MACIAS HERRERA3867909Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241CI
BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV1692179Jul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241CI
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.
421822ZMELINEA AMERICA TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CVAug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251
421822ZMENOE MACIAS HERRERADec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
421822ZMEBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 3, 2026