Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

145C412S0JL012802 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenApr 23, 2024
NV
Last seenMay 31, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
145C412S0JL012802
Make
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
145

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C412S

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
012802

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
HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

Prefix basis · 30 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

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 · Apr 23, 2024 – May 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 31, 2026UTIII · Driver-only3GALLARDO 4 S TRANSPORTATION LLC 44271962940731/ME
Apr 23, 2024NVII · Walk-around0LAZO TRANSPORTATION INC 13343332940731/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALLARDO 4 S TRANSPORTATION LLC4427196May 31, 2026May 31, 20261CA
LAZO TRANSPORTATION INC1334333Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 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.
2940731MEGALLARDO 4 S TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 31, 2026May 31, 20261
2940731MELAZO TRANSPORTATION INCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026