Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4521W7H62106 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenDec 22, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 20, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB4521W7H62106
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
AB452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
H62106

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 112 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 · Dec 22, 2025 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around1NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Jun 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around2NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Jun 1, 2026TXI · Full7OOSNICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
May 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSNICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Feb 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around3NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Feb 3, 2026USI · Full2NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Jan 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around2NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Jan 13, 2026TXI · Full9NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A12545B/TX
Dec 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSNICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES 2894017A06405B/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDES2894017Dec 22, 2025Jun 20, 202610TA
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.
A12545BTX2NICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDESJan 13, 2026Jun 20, 20269
A06405BTXNICOLAS FLORES BENAVIDESDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026