Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4227N7113417 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 26, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5HTSA4227N7113417
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
113417

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
2022

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023151200/ME
Mar 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023151200/ME
Jan 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023151200/ME
Nov 10, 2024TXI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023151200/ME
Oct 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSMAGALLANES TRANSPORTS LLC 2799845AQ9079/OK
Feb 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023151200/ME
Jun 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627023151200/ME
Jun 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around5MAGALLANES TRANSPORTS LLC 2799845AQ9079/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC362702Jun 26, 2023Jul 7, 20266TX
MAGALLANES TRANSPORTS LLC2799845Jun 26, 2023Oct 2, 20242TX
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.
3151200ME2FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCJun 26, 2023Jul 7, 20266
AQ9079OKMAGALLANES TRANSPORTS LLCJun 26, 2023Oct 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026