Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4324W7H61888 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 18
First seenFeb 23, 2024
US
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB4324W7H61888
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1998
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
H61888

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
1998

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 23, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Jun 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around1TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Apr 9, 2026USI · Full2TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Feb 21, 2026USI · Full1TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Jan 20, 2026TXI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Dec 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSTRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Oct 23, 2025USI · Full1TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Sep 17, 2025USI · Full4TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Aug 11, 2025USI · Full3OOSTRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
May 19, 2025USI · Full2TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Dec 24, 2024TXI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Oct 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Aug 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Aug 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Jul 11, 2024TXI · Full3TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Mar 5, 2024TXI · Full2TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Feb 27, 2024TXI · Full1OOSTRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
Feb 23, 2024USI · Full5OOSTRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV 2957266236C527/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CV2957266Feb 23, 2024Aug 4, 202618TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
236C527TX2TRANSPORTES MUZBEL SA DE CVFeb 23, 2024Aug 4, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026