Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB422847J67462 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 24, 2023
MA
Last seenOct 11, 2025
CT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB422847J67462
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2004
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
AB422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
J67462

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 · 37 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 37 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
2004

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 24, 2023 – Oct 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 11, 2025CTII · Walk-around1BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
Mar 17, 2025CTII · Walk-around0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
Mar 15, 2025CTII · Walk-around2BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
Jun 8, 2024CTII · Walk-around0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
Mar 7, 2024CTII · Walk-around2BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
Jan 9, 2024CTII · Walk-around1BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/MA
Sep 27, 2023CTII · Walk-around0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
Aug 24, 2023MAI · Full5OOSBROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175322849996/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC2917532Aug 24, 2023Oct 11, 20258MA
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.
2849996MEBROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 24, 2023Oct 11, 20257
2849996MABROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026