Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Semiremolques El Puma

3S9PHNJ20JW092032 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 21, 2024
CO
Last seenOct 21, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3S9PHNJ20JW092032
Make
Semiremolques El Puma
Model
Semiremolques EL Puma
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
PHNJ2

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
092032

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 21, 2024 – Oct 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around2GRINDERS SWITCH TRUCKING LLC 1956947DJ5108/OK
Mar 5, 2025COIII · Driver-only0GRINDERS SWITCH TRUCKING LLC 1956947DJ5108/OK
Apr 21, 2024COIII · Driver-only0NHH HEAVY HAUL LLC 2383931XZV302/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRINDERS SWITCH TRUCKING LLC1956947Mar 5, 2025Oct 21, 20252TX
NHH HEAVY HAUL LLC2383931Apr 21, 2024Apr 21, 20241IN
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.
DJ5108OKGRINDERS SWITCH TRUCKING LLCMar 5, 2025Oct 21, 20252
XZV302GANHH HEAVY HAUL LLCApr 21, 2024Apr 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026