Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4423D7H78659 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 16, 2023
AL
Last seenMay 23, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB4423D7H78659
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2013
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
AB442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
H78659

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 · 605 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 605 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
2013

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 16, 2023 – May 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 23, 2026ALI · Full1RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863C019X8/AL
Mar 10, 2025ALII · Walk-around1RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04497/AL
Oct 28, 2024ALII · Walk-around0RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04492/AL
May 9, 2024ALII · Walk-around0RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04492/AL
Apr 6, 2024ALII · Walk-around2OOSRUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04492/AL
Jan 4, 2024ALII · Walk-around0RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04492/AL
Oct 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around1RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04492/AL
Aug 16, 2023ALII · Walk-around2RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP 2671863A04492/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUSSELL TRANSPORT CORP267186Aug 16, 2023May 23, 20268AL
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.
3C019X8ALRUSSELL TRANSPORT CORPMay 23, 2026May 23, 20261
3A04497ALRUSSELL TRANSPORT CORPMar 10, 2025Mar 10, 20251
3A04492ALRUSSELL TRANSPORT CORPAug 16, 2023Oct 28, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026