Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4324V7H60996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJun 11, 2024
MO
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB4324V7H60996
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1997
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
AB432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
H60996

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 · 490 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 490 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
1997

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 · Jun 11, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TNI · Full0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Jul 2, 2026TNI · Full0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
May 27, 2026ARI · Full1WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Apr 13, 2026TNI · Full1OOSWINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Mar 13, 2025TNII · Walk-around0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Feb 6, 2025TNI · Full0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Sep 11, 2024ARI · Full2WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Sep 4, 2024TNI · Full1OOSWINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Aug 8, 2024ARII · Walk-around2WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
Jun 11, 2024MOII · Walk-around0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT161369/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDERS TRUCKING LLC2948096Jun 11, 2024Jul 20, 202610AR
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.
PT161369AR2WINDERS TRUCKING LLCJun 11, 2024Jul 20, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026