Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Heil Trailer International

5HTLA442245F14792 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 24, 2023
CO
Last seenJun 18, 2024
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
5HTLA442245F14792
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
LA442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
F14792

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 24, 2023 – Jun 18, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2024COIII · Driver-only1WARREN EXPRESS LLC 2961140BWBC77/CO
May 21, 2024COIII · Driver-only1WARREN EXPRESS LLC 2961140BWBC77/CO
Apr 24, 2024COIII · Driver-only6OOSCAREFREE HEAVY HAUL INC 708803BWBC77/CO
Sep 24, 2023COIII · Driver-only1CAREFREE HEAVY HAUL INC 708803BWBC77/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WARREN EXPRESS LLC2961140May 21, 2024Jun 18, 20242CO
CAREFREE HEAVY HAUL INC708803Sep 24, 2023Apr 24, 20242CO
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.
BWBC77COWARREN EXPRESS LLCMay 21, 2024Jun 18, 20242
BWBC77COCAREFREE HEAVY HAUL INCSep 24, 2023Apr 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026