Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4531L7106495 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenAug 13, 2024
ME
Last seenJun 9, 2026
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTSA4531L7106495
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
SA453

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
106495

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 14 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
2020

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 · Aug 13, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MEIII · Driver-only0—J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC 111448B969521/ME
Aug 13, 2024MEII · Walk-around1OOSJEWETT & NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC 916634B969521/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC111448Jun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261MA
JEWETT & NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC916634Aug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241ME
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.
B969521ME—J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INCJun 9, 2026 → Jun 9, 20261
B969521ME—JEWETT & NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INCAug 13, 2024 → Aug 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 21, 2026