Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Horizon Trailers

3H7KC4025PR000001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenJul 11, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
3H7KC4025PR000001
Make
Horizon Trailers
Model
Horizon Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3H7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KC402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
000001

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
HORIZON TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Horizon Trailers

Prefix basis · 12 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
HORIZON TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Horizon 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 · Jul 11, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026CAI · Full2OOSHORLINS TRANSPORT LLC 30835435344350/ME
Apr 20, 2026CAI · Full0HORLINS TRANSPORT LLC 30835435344350/ME
Aug 12, 2025CAI · Full3OOSMERCADO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680198534350/ME
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSBAJAMEX TRANSPORT LLC 34634155344350/ME
Sep 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1APE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC 36183295344350/ME
Jul 11, 2024CAI · Full0MERCADO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 36801985344358/ME
Jul 11, 2024CAI · Full2OOSMERCADO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 36801985344358/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORLINS TRANSPORT LLC3083543Apr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20262CA
MERCADO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC3680198Jul 11, 2024Aug 12, 20253NV
BAJAMEX TRANSPORT LLC3463415Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251CA
APE EXPRESS TRUCKING INC3618329Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 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.
5344350MEHORLINS TRANSPORT LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20262
534350MEMERCADO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
5344350MEBAJAMEX TRANSPORT LLCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
5344350MEAPE EXPRESS TRUCKING INCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
5344358MEMERCADO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 11, 2024Jul 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026