Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Heil Trailer International

5HTAM4527W7H62282 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 13
First seenAug 4, 2023
MD
Last seenJun 22, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAM4527W7H62282
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AM452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
H62282

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 · 118 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 118 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 · Aug 4, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026MDII · Walk-around0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Jan 24, 2026MDII · Walk-around1OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Dec 17, 2025MDII · Walk-around3BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Sep 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around4BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
May 26, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Apr 21, 2025MDII · Walk-around3BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Jan 9, 2025MDII · Walk-around1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Dec 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Sep 23, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Jun 6, 2024MDI · Full1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665396178/ME
Feb 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 84666C289680/ME
Nov 7, 2023MDII · Walk-around3BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 84666C289680/ME
Aug 4, 2023MDII · Walk-around2OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 84666C289680/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC84666Aug 4, 2023Jun 22, 202613MD
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.
5396178ME2BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLCJun 6, 2024Jun 22, 202610
C289680MEBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLCAug 4, 2023Feb 15, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026