Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3C242S4RT001670 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 13, 2023
NV
Last seenJun 17, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
3H3C242S4RT001670
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
001670

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
1994

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 13, 2023 – Jun 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1DOABA EMPIRE INC 41988883831808/ME
Oct 25, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1OOSEAST BAY TRUCKING INC 35760933831808/ME
Oct 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around0EAST BAY TRUCKING INC 35760933831808/ME
Jul 13, 2023NVII · Walk-around3FORWARD TRANS INC 31508823831808/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOABA EMPIRE INC4198888Jun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251CA
EAST BAY TRUCKING INC3576093Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20232CA
FORWARD TRANS INC3150882Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231CA
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.
3831808MEDOABA EMPIRE INCJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
3831808MEEAST BAY TRUCKING INCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20232
3831808MEFORWARD TRANS INCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026