Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Heil Trailer International

5JLSP4224X5W04455 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenSep 15, 2025
WY
Last seenApr 13, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
5JLSP4224X5W04455
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1999
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
5JL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SP422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
W04455

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 22 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
1999

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 · Sep 15, 2025 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1—HIPPO TRUCKING LLC 348927509M6SC/MO
Sep 15, 2025WYI · Full5OOSTOWAWAY EXPRESS INC 265753865XQG/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIPPO TRUCKING LLC3489275Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261CO
TOWAWAY EXPRESS INC265753Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251PA
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.
09M6SCMO—HIPPO TRUCKING LLCApr 13, 2026 → Apr 13, 20261
865XQGCO—TOWAWAY EXPRESS INCSep 15, 2025 → Sep 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 21, 2026