Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN4227V7T05263 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 18, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5HTSN4227V7T05263
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1997
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
T05263

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 · Mar 18, 2024 – Jul 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0S & P TRUCKING LLC 2960651162B723/TX
Jun 4, 2025TXI · Full0S & P TRUCKING LLC 2960651162B723/TX
Feb 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0S & P TRUCKING LLC 2960651162B723/TX
Feb 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1S & P TRUCKING LLC 2960651162B723/TX
Mar 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around8JESUS ROMAN GUTIERREZ OCHOA 2987060162B723/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S & P TRUCKING LLC2960651Feb 13, 2025Jul 7, 20254TX
JESUS ROMAN GUTIERREZ OCHOA2987060Mar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241TX
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.
162B723TXS & P TRUCKING LLCFeb 13, 2025Jul 7, 20254
162B723TXJESUS ROMAN GUTIERREZ OCHOAMar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026