Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB442097H74849 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMay 15, 2024
WV
Last seenOct 29, 2025
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB442097H74849
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
AB442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
H74849

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 · 605 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 605 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 15, 2024 – Oct 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2025MII · Full1BRT INC 248932PT227V3/PA
Jul 29, 2025PAI · Full0BRT INC 248932PT227V3/PA
Jul 24, 2025OHII · Walk-around0BRT INC 248932PT227V3/PA
Feb 18, 2025KYI · Full1OOSBRT INC 248932PT227V3/PA
Jun 13, 2024KYI · Full0BRT INC 248932PT9293L/PA
Jun 13, 2024INIII · Driver-only1BRT INC 248932PT9293L/PA
May 15, 2024WVII · Walk-around0BRT INC 248932PT9293L/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRT INC248932May 15, 2024Oct 29, 20257PA
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.
PT227V3PABRT INCFeb 18, 2025Oct 29, 20254
PT9293LPABRT INCMay 15, 2024Jun 13, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026