Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 International MF035

3HAMSTAR0JL742831 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
DuraStar
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJan 25, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3HAMSTAR0JL742831
Make
International
Model
MF035
Model year
1988
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
3HA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MSTAR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
742831

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MF035

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
DuraStar

Sourced label · prefix basis 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
1988

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MF035

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 25, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXI · Full0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
Jan 14, 2026TXI · Full0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
Jul 29, 2025TXI · Full0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
Feb 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
Sep 12, 2024TXI · Full0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
Aug 14, 2024TXI · Full0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
May 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around0NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
Jan 25, 2024TXI · Full2OOSNIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC 314842KNS0298/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC314842Jan 25, 2024Jun 10, 20268TX
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.
KNS0298TX1NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INCJan 25, 2024Jun 10, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026