Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3C492S1TT000247 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 19, 2024
FL
Last seenJul 2, 2025
AL
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
3H3C492S1TT000247
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
1996
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
C492S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000247

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 · 44 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 44 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 · Jun 19, 2024 – Jul 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2025ALII · Walk-around1FRANKIE BARNES 19230075464892/ME
Mar 7, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0JUSTIN BRIAN THOMAS 23312905464892/ME
Oct 3, 2024ALII · Walk-around3JUSTIN BRIAN THOMAS 233129038A20A1/AL
Jun 19, 2024FLII · Walk-around0SCHNITZER SOUTHEAST LLC 74513938A20A1/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANKIE BARNES1923007Jul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251AL
JUSTIN BRIAN THOMAS2331290Oct 3, 2024Mar 7, 20252FL
SCHNITZER SOUTHEAST LLC745139Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241GA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5464892MEFRANKIE BARNESJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
5464892MEJUSTIN BRIAN THOMASMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
38A20A1ALJUSTIN BRIAN THOMASOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
38A20A1ALSCHNITZER SOUTHEAST LLCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026