Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hyundai Translead Trailers

3H3V532C3JR457986 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 21, 2024
MD
Last seenNov 22, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
3H3V532C3JR457986
Make
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 11, 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
3H3

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
457986

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 TRANSLEAD TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 33,455 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

Prefix basis · 33,455 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 TRANSLEAD TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hyundai Translead Trailers

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 · Feb 21, 2024 – Nov 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around1JOSEPH FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC 3824288PF27859/IN
Sep 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around2MEGA STAR INC 3329989PF27859/IN
Aug 6, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 3480971HV21086/OR
Feb 21, 2024MDII · Walk-around0AMAZON LOGISTICS INC 2881058HV21086/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSEPH FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC3824288Nov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251MD
MEGA STAR INC3329989Sep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251WI
RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC3480971Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241IL
AMAZON LOGISTICS INC2881058Feb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241WA
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.
PF27859INJOSEPH FREIGHT EXPRESS LLCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
PF27859INMEGA STAR INCSep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251
HV21086ORRUFFSON LOGISTIC LLCAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
HV21086ORAMAZON LOGISTICS INCFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026