Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Semiremolques El Puma

3S9PHJS29TW092475 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 30, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3S9PHJS29TW092475
Make
Semiremolques El Puma
Model
Semiremolques EL Puma
Model year
2026
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
PHJS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
092475

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Semiremolques EL Puma

Prefix basis · 7 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
2026

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 · Jul 30, 2025 – Mar 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around4HLUKA LLC 3881777DQ2851/OK
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around1HLUKA LLC 3881777DQ2851/OK
Jul 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around9MENDOZA BROTHER'S TRANSPORT LLC 4201160DQ2851/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HLUKA LLC3881777Jan 12, 2026Mar 21, 20262TX
MENDOZA BROTHER'S TRANSPORT LLC4201160Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251TX
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.
DQ2851OKHLUKA LLCJan 12, 2026Mar 21, 20262
DQ2851OKMENDOZA BROTHER'S TRANSPORT LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026