Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN4129V7T05041 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMar 18, 2024
AL
Last seenJan 7, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTSN4129V7T05041
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1997
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
SN412

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
T05041

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 97 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
1997

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 · Mar 18, 2024 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1C F I RESOURCES INC 95875964A17YN/AL
Sep 3, 2025ALII · Walk-around0C F I RESOURCES INC 95875964A17YN/AL
Jun 21, 2024TNI · Full5OOSC F I RESOURCES INC 95875964A17YN/UK
Mar 18, 2024ALII · Walk-around3C F I RESOURCES INC 95875964A17YN/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C F I RESOURCES INC958759Mar 18, 2024Jan 7, 20264AL
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.
64A17YNALC F I RESOURCES INCMar 18, 2024Jan 7, 20263
64A17YNUKC F I RESOURCES INCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026