Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 International MF035

3HAMSTAR8JL426982 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
DuraStar
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 19, 2024
LA
Last seenNov 19, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3HAMSTAR8JL426982
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 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
426982

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 · Feb 19, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025LAII · Walk-around0NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
Nov 11, 2025LAII · Walk-around0NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
Oct 21, 2025LAII · Walk-around0NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
Jan 7, 2025LAI · Full0NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
Dec 10, 2024LAI · Full4NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
Aug 27, 2024LAII · Walk-around0NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
Feb 19, 2024LAII · Walk-around0NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC 169236P269534/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INC169236Feb 19, 2024Nov 19, 20257LA
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.
P269534LANATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY CO INCFeb 19, 2024Nov 19, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026