Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN4128V7T04625 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 16, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5HTSN4128V7T04625
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1997
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
SN412

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
T04625

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 97 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
1997

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Apr 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN III 2988855251B405/TX
Jan 28, 2025TXI · Full3EAZY TRANS LLC 2825926251B405/TX
Apr 25, 2024TXI · Full6OGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN III 2988855136B003/TX
Oct 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN III 2988855136B003/TX
Aug 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSOGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN III 2988855136B003/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN III2988855Aug 24, 2023Apr 16, 20254TX
EAZY TRANS LLC2825926Jan 28, 2025Jan 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.
251B405TXOGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN IIIApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
251B405TXEAZY TRANS LLCJan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251
136B003TXOGDEN D CHAMBERLAIN IIIAug 24, 2023Apr 25, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026