Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4228N7117198 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 27, 2024
US
Last seenMar 31, 2026
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTSA4228N7117198
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
SA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
117198

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 · 261 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 261 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
2022

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 · Feb 27, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026SCI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025590285/ME
Mar 14, 2026SCII · Walk-around1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025590285/ME
Aug 11, 2025SCII · Walk-around1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 362702268814F/ME
Jul 16, 2025SCI · Full1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 362702268814F/ME
Feb 14, 2025SCII · Walk-around1OOSFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 362702268814F/ME
Oct 29, 2024SCII · Walk-around2OOSFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 362702268814F/ME
Oct 23, 2024SCII · Walk-around1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 362702268814F/ME
Feb 27, 2024USI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 362702268814F/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC362702Feb 27, 2024Mar 31, 20268TX
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.
5590285MEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCMar 14, 2026Mar 31, 20262
268814FMEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCFeb 27, 2024Aug 11, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026