Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3C412S2WT013157 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 28, 2025
CA
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
CA
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
3H3C412S2WT013157
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
1998
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
C412S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
013157

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 · 378 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 378 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
1998

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 · Jan 28, 2025 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026CAI · Full0THIARA BROTHERS FARMING 2751495U402823/TN
Apr 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TWO FIVE TRUCKING LLC 3916710U402823/TN
Jan 28, 2025CAI · Full2OOSEK EXPRESS LLC 3908138U402823/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THIARA BROTHERS FARMING2751495Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261CA
TWO FIVE TRUCKING LLC3916710Apr 6, 2025Apr 6, 20251CA
EK EXPRESS LLC3908138Jan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251CA
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.
U402823TNTHIARA BROTHERS FARMINGFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
U402823TNTWO FIVE TRUCKING LLCApr 6, 2025Apr 6, 20251
U402823TNEK EXPRESS LLCJan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 3, 2026