Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Heil Trailer International

5HTPA2529R7128500 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 20, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5HTPA2529R7128500
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
PA252

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
128500

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 11 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
2024

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 · Apr 20, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 40196784WA8058/CA
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full0SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 6130844WA8058/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAI · Full0SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 6130844WA8058/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 40196784WA8058/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 40196784WA8058/CA
Apr 20, 2024CAI · Full0HUNT & SONS LLC 40196784WA8058/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HUNT & SONS LLC4019678Apr 20, 2024Jul 1, 20264CA
SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC613084Jun 23, 2025Oct 22, 20252DE
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.
4WA8058CA2HUNT & SONS LLCApr 20, 2024Jul 1, 20264
4WA8058CASENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 23, 2025Oct 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026