Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4221M7112441 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJan 18, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 31, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
5HTSA4221M7112441
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2021
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
SA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
112441

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 · 261 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 261 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
2021

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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSACE TANK LINES 337101608PGO7/MO
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/CA
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025160325/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
Jan 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023052838/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE TANK LINES3371016Aug 31, 2025Aug 31, 20251CA
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC362702Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20249TX
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.
08PGO7MOACE TANK LINESAug 31, 2025Aug 31, 20251
3052838CAFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
3052838MEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20247
5160325MEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026