Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4520W7H62100 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2023
LA
Last seenFeb 17, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
5HTAB4520W7H62100
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
AB452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
H62100

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 112 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
1998

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Feb 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around7SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LLC 4195971238C366/TX
Nov 6, 2024USII · Walk-around1TRANSPORTES 100 SILVA SA DE CV 2937853S12L579/TX
Mar 26, 2024TXI · Full3OOSTEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401175344/AR
Mar 26, 2024TXI · Full0TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401175344/AR
Jun 13, 2023LAII · Walk-around0TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401PT175344/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LLC4195971Feb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251TX
TRANSPORTES 100 SILVA SA DE CV2937853Nov 6, 2024Nov 6, 20241TA
TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC387401Jun 13, 2023Mar 26, 20243TX
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.
238C366TXSPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LLCFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
S12L579TXTRANSPORTES 100 SILVA SA DE CVNov 6, 2024Nov 6, 20241
175344ARTEXAS TRANSEASTERN INCMar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20242
PT175344ARTEXAS TRANSEASTERN INCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026