Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN4224V7T05060 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 31, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 17, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5HTSN4224V7T05060
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1997
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
SN422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
T05060

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 · 454 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 454 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 31, 2023 – Jan 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 17, 2025USI · Full6OOSPETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLC 3578555X40303/TX
Dec 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSPETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLC 3578555X40303/TX
Jul 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSPETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLC 3578555X40303/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS INC 2530189X40303/TX
Dec 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around1PETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLC 3578555X40303/TX
Sep 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around0PETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLC 3578555X40303/TX
Jul 31, 2023TXII · Walk-around1SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS INC 2530189X40303/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLC3578555Sep 26, 2023Jan 17, 20255TX
SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS INC2530189Jul 31, 2023Apr 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.
X40303TXPETROLYNK LOGISTICS LLCSep 26, 2023Jan 17, 20255
X40303TXSOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS INCJul 31, 2023Apr 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026