Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Heil Trailer International

5HTAM452XG7H81006 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 18, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 15, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAM452XG7H81006
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
AM452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
H81006

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 · 118 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 118 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026OHII · Walk-around1ETCHBERGER TRUCKING II LLC 45609691031432ST/IL
Feb 19, 2026INIII · Driver-only3ETCHBERGER TRUCKING INC 1499162896253ST/IL
Oct 22, 2024INII · Walk-around4ETCHBERGER TRUCKING INC 1499162896253ST/IL
Dec 30, 2023IAII · Walk-around3ETCHBERGER TRUCKING INC 1499162896235ST/IL
Aug 18, 2023INIII · Driver-only1ETCHBERGER TRUCKING INC 1499162896253ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ETCHBERGER TRUCKING II LLC4560969Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261IL
ETCHBERGER TRUCKING INC1499162Aug 18, 2023Feb 19, 20264IL
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.
1031432STIL2ETCHBERGER TRUCKING II LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
896253STILETCHBERGER TRUCKING INCAug 18, 2023Feb 19, 20263
896235STILETCHBERGER TRUCKING INCDec 30, 2023Dec 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026