Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB432327H66171 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenDec 11, 2023
AL
Last seenMay 4, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB432327H66171
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AB432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
H66171

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
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 490 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 490 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Heil Trailer International

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 11, 2023 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026ALII · Walk-around0COUGAR OIL INC 9786227A1672/AL
Jan 29, 2026FLII · Walk-around0COUGAR OIL INC 9786227A1672/AL
Jan 9, 2026ALII · Walk-around1COUGAR OIL INC 9786227A1672/AL
Feb 25, 2025FLII · Walk-around0COUGAR OIL INC 9786227A0HN0/AL
Oct 3, 2024USI · Full5OOSCOUGAR OIL INC 9786227A0HN0/AL
Aug 26, 2024FLI · Full6OOSCOUGAR OIL INC 9786227A0HN0/AL
Jun 10, 2024FLII · Walk-around0COUGAR OIL INC 9786227A0HN0/AL
Apr 30, 2024USI · Full3OOSCOUGAR OIL INC 9786227A0HN0/AL
Dec 11, 2023ALII · Walk-around2OOSCOUGAR OIL INC 9786227A0HN0/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COUGAR OIL INC97862Dec 11, 2023May 4, 20269AL
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.
27A1672ALCOUGAR OIL INCJan 9, 2026May 4, 20263
27A0HN0ALCOUGAR OIL INCDec 11, 2023Feb 25, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026