What I understand from VTP mode transparent is that it will pass the vlan information however it won't replicate the information onto itself. Please see the relevant configuration, why the vlans showing in the show vlan output on switch with transparent mode when the vlans aren't created on it.
Sw#sh vtp status
VTP Version : running VTP1 (VTP2 capable)
Configuration Revision : 0
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs : 12
VTP Operating Mode : Transparent
VTP Domain Name : SERV
VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation : Enabled
MD5 digest : 0x58 0x3A 0x57 0x1A 0x0B 0xBB 0xDB 0xF5
Configuration last modified by 10.136.123.254 at 0-0-00 00:00:00
Sw#
Sw#sh ip int brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Vlan1 unassigned YES NVRAM administratively down down
Vlan412 10.136.123.254 YES NVRAM up up
FastEthernet0 unassigned YES NVRAM administratively down down
ffeusplsf3-101#sh vlan
VLAN Name Status Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1 default active Gi3/1, Gi3/10
22 B89 active Te13/4
23 B31 active Po1
41 VLAN0041 active
100 VLAN0100 active
250 FEG111 active
401 FEGEF active Fa1/38, Gi2/1, Gi2/9, Gi2/13
402 FEG22 active Fa1/9, Fa1/40, Gi2/2, Gi2/15
404 CC44 active
405 RILdfsO active Fa1/2, Fa1/3, Fa1/4, Fa1/5
406 VLAN040556 active
407 FileM active Fa1/29, Fa1/31, Gi4/14, Gi4/15
408 F5 active Gi2/25, Gi2/42, Gi4/39, Gi4/46
409 F5 active Gi9/48
410 VLAN04105 active Fa1/1, Fa1/6, Fa1/7, Fa1/8
412 Vmotion1 active Gi3/19, Gi3/20, Gi3/23, Gi3/24
700 RSPAN active
701 ARM active
800 easynet 5 active
847 VLAN0847 5 active
900 Donovani-DLSW active
996 Pyramid active
997 NetMng active Gi9/33, Gi9/35
998 FFE_Dev active Gi10/13
1000 FFE_Legacy active Gi9/18, Gi10/42
1002 fddi-default act/unsup
1003 token-ring-default act/unsup
1004 fddinet-default act/unsup
1005 trnet-default act/unsup
Sw#sh vtp status
VTP Version : running VTP1 (VTP2 capable)
Configuration Revision : 0
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs : 12
VTP Operating Mode : Transparent
VTP Domain Name : SERV
VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation : Enabled
MD5 digest : 0x58 0x3A 0x57 0x1A 0x0B 0xBB 0xDB 0xF5
Configuration last modified by 10.136.123.254 at 0-0-00 00:00:00
Sw#
Sw#sh ip int brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Vlan1 unassigned YES NVRAM administratively down down
Vlan412 10.136.123.254 YES NVRAM up up
FastEthernet0 unassigned YES NVRAM administratively down down
ffeusplsf3-101#sh vlan
VLAN Name Status Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1 default active Gi3/1, Gi3/10
22 B89 active Te13/4
23 B31 active Po1
41 VLAN0041 active
100 VLAN0100 active
250 FEG111 active
401 FEGEF active Fa1/38, Gi2/1, Gi2/9, Gi2/13
402 FEG22 active Fa1/9, Fa1/40, Gi2/2, Gi2/15
404 CC44 active
405 RILdfsO active Fa1/2, Fa1/3, Fa1/4, Fa1/5
406 VLAN040556 active
407 FileM active Fa1/29, Fa1/31, Gi4/14, Gi4/15
408 F5 active Gi2/25, Gi2/42, Gi4/39, Gi4/46
409 F5 active Gi9/48
410 VLAN04105 active Fa1/1, Fa1/6, Fa1/7, Fa1/8
412 Vmotion1 active Gi3/19, Gi3/20, Gi3/23, Gi3/24
700 RSPAN active
701 ARM active
800 easynet 5 active
847 VLAN0847 5 active
900 Donovani-DLSW active
996 Pyramid active
997 NetMng active Gi9/33, Gi9/35
998 FFE_Dev active Gi10/13
1000 FFE_Legacy active Gi9/18, Gi10/42
1002 fddi-default act/unsup
1003 token-ring-default act/unsup
1004 fddinet-default act/unsup
1005 trnet-default act/unsup