Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Heil Trailer International

5JLSN463945U07284 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 22, 2024
TX
Last seenSep 28, 2025
NM
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
5JLSN463945U07284
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2004
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
5JL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SN463

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
U07284

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
2004

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 · Mar 22, 2024 – Sep 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around4RAMON BARRIOS 3069486143B582/TX
Mar 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ANGEL CASTRO 3086337143B582/TX
Mar 26, 2024TXI · Full4RAMON BARRIOS 3069486143B582/TX
Mar 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around5RAMON BARRIOS 3069486143B582/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMON BARRIOS3069486Mar 22, 2024Sep 28, 20253TX
ANGEL CASTRO3086337Mar 28, 2025Mar 28, 20251TX
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.
143B582TXRAMON BARRIOSMar 22, 2024Sep 28, 20253
143B582TXANGEL CASTROMar 28, 2025Mar 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026