Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3C412S3TT003538 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 21, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 22, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3H3C412S3TT003538
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
1996
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
003538

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
1996

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 · May 21, 2024 – Jan 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO 376457T967574/TN
Dec 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around0A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO 376457T967574/TN
May 21, 2024CAI · Full1GHSX EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 3870536T967574/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO376457Dec 26, 2024Jan 22, 20252CA
GHSX EXPRESS TRUCKING INC3870536May 21, 2024May 21, 20241CA
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.
T967574TNA M & S TRANSPORTATION CODec 26, 2024Jan 22, 20252
T967574TNGHSX EXPRESS TRUCKING INCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 3, 2026