Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Heil Trailer International

5HTDL452345G14977 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 21, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTDL452345G14977
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2004
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
DL452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
G14977

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 · 134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 134 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 · Oct 21, 2023 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSTRANSPORTES HUMEC LLC 3964031181B406/TX
Oct 21, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTES HUMEC LLC 3964031181B406/TX
Jun 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES HUMEC LLC 3964031181B406/TX
Oct 4, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1MJ & SONS XPRESS LLC 3348294181B046/TX
Oct 21, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1HUMBERTO DE JESUS MEDINA CONTRERAS 3365383R228733/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES HUMEC LLC3964031Jun 11, 2025Jan 22, 20263TX
MJ & SONS XPRESS LLC3348294Oct 4, 2024Oct 4, 20241TX
HUMBERTO DE JESUS MEDINA CONTRERAS3365383Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 20231NL
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.
181B406TXTRANSPORTES HUMEC LLCJun 11, 2025Jan 22, 20263
181B046TXMJ & SONS XPRESS LLCOct 4, 2024Oct 4, 20241
R228733OHHUMBERTO DE JESUS MEDINA CONTRERASOct 21, 2023Oct 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026