Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB432697H72198 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 11, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 9, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB432697H72198
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AB432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
H72198

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 · 490 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 490 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
2009

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 · Aug 11, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026MDII · Walk-around0FLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Nov 10, 2025MDII · Walk-around0FLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Aug 20, 2025MDII · Walk-around0FLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Jan 16, 2025MDII · Walk-around3OOSFLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/MD
Jul 16, 2024MDII · Walk-around1FLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Jan 18, 2024MDI · Full0FLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Dec 15, 2023MDI · Full2OOSFLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Sep 15, 2023MDII · Walk-around1FLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
Aug 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around2OOSFLEET TRANSITINC 154471231658F/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLEET TRANSITINC154471Aug 11, 2023Mar 9, 20269MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
231658FMEFLEET TRANSITINCAug 11, 2023Mar 9, 20268
231658FMDFLEET TRANSITINCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026