Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3V532K1PJ486224 · Trailer · TRAILER
Model line · ThermoTech (refrigerated)
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 22, 2023
TN
Last seenApr 17, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3H3V532K1PJ486224
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
V532K

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
486224

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 · 27,360 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 27,360 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
2023

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.

VIN-level rule claims

Rules published for individual VIN positions beyond the prefix — applied with the WMI, prefix, and model-year guards each rule was validated under. Year-scoped rules were checked against model year 2023, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Model line
ThermoTech (refrigerated)

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1GATEWAY EXPRESS LLC 23020425138599/ME
Apr 11, 2025USII · Walk-around2AKNA TRANSPORTES S DE RL DE CV 18567965138599/MX
Jan 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0F & A EXPRESS LLC 8144505138599/ME
Sep 22, 2023TNI · Full0RED HEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 32940095138599/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GATEWAY EXPRESS LLC2302042Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261TX
AKNA TRANSPORTES S DE RL DE CV1856796Apr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251TA
F & A EXPRESS LLC814450Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251TX
RED HEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC3294009Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231TX
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.
5138599MEGATEWAY EXPRESS LLCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
5138599MXAKNA TRANSPORTES S DE RL DE CVApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
5138599MEF & A EXPRESS LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
5138599MERED HEELER TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026