Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3C542S3VT004318 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 14, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 5, 2025
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3H3C542S3VT004318
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
1997
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
C542S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
004318

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 7 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
1997

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 14, 2023 – Jun 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2025SCII · Walk-around3OOSCARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALL 945653TV89V09/GA
Oct 30, 2024SCII · Walk-around3CARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALL 945653TV89V09/GA
Feb 8, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2OOSCARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALL 945653TB89V09/GA
Jun 14, 2023ALII · Walk-around4CARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALL 945653TV89V09/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALL945653Jun 14, 2023Jun 5, 20254GA
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.
TV89V09GACARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALLJun 14, 2023Jun 5, 20253
TB89V09GACARTERS ROYAL DISPOS ALLFeb 8, 2024Feb 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026