Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Semiremolques El Puma

3S9PHJP20GW092072 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 7, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 7, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3S9PHJP20GW092072
Make
Semiremolques El Puma
Model
Semiremolques EL Puma
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
3S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PHJP2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
092072

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
SEMIREMOLQUES EL PUMA

Prefix basis · 143 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Semiremolques EL Puma

Prefix basis · 143 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SEMIREMOLQUES EL PUMA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Semiremolques EL Puma

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 7, 2023 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026NMII · Walk-around4OOSHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665194B565/TX
Mar 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around16OOSHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665194B565/TX
Mar 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206194B565/TX
Aug 28, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206194B565/TX
Jan 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around0EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206C088C885/TX
Dec 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around5EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206194B565/TX
Dec 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around0EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206194B565/TX
Nov 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around2EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206194B565/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC4123665Mar 26, 2026May 7, 20262NM
EMPIRE HAULING LLC3548206Nov 7, 2023Mar 24, 20256TX
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.
194B565TXHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 26, 2026May 7, 20262
194B565TXEMPIRE HAULING LLCNov 7, 2023Mar 24, 20255
C088C885TXEMPIRE HAULING LLCJan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026