Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN4726C5W38961 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 2, 2024
NM
Last seenMay 23, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5HTSN4726C5W38961
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2012
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
SN472

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
W38961

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 5 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
2012

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 2, 2024 – May 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 23, 2026UTI · Full2OOSHIPPO TRUCKING LLC 3489275248B809/TX
Mar 21, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1HIPPO TRUCKING LLC 34892755293979/ME
Sep 15, 2025UTI · Full5GAMBOA LOGISTIC INC 2566250248B809/TX
Jan 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around2HIPPO TRUCKING LLC 3489275DZ2755/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIPPO TRUCKING LLC3489275Jan 2, 2024May 23, 20263CO
GAMBOA LOGISTIC INC2566250Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251OH
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.
248B809TXHIPPO TRUCKING LLCMay 23, 2026May 23, 20261
5293979MEHIPPO TRUCKING LLCMar 21, 2026Mar 21, 20261
248B809TXGAMBOA LOGISTIC INCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
DZ2755IAHIPPO TRUCKING LLCJan 2, 2024Jan 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026