Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Heil Trailer International

5HTSP4421X9W84534 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 20, 2023
US
Last seenApr 22, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 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
5HTSP4421X9W84534
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1999
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
SP442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
W84534

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1999

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 20, 2023 – Apr 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2025CAIV · Special3FOOD EXPRESS INC 3073914BC7708/CA
Apr 21, 2025CAI · Full0CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC 37845634BC7708/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAI · Full4CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC 37845634BC7708/CA
Oct 20, 2023USIII · Driver-only0SUSAN'S TRANSPORTS INC 4664944BC7708/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOOD EXPRESS INC307391Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251CA
CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC3784563Apr 3, 2025Apr 21, 20252CA
SUSAN'S TRANSPORTS INC466494Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231CA
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.
4BC7708CAFOOD EXPRESS INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
4BC7708CACARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLCApr 3, 2025Apr 21, 20252
4BC7708CASUSAN'S TRANSPORTS INCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026