Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Heil Trailer International

1HLS3M7B6H7T00873 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 14, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 29, 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
1HLS3M7B6H7T00873
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 22, 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
1HL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
S3M7B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
T00873

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – May 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around5EL SEBAS TRUCKING LLC 4378473010C128/TX
Sep 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around2SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459219B680/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EL SEBAS TRUCKING LLC4378473May 29, 2025May 29, 20251TX
SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD1041459Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231TX
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.
010C128TXEL SEBAS TRUCKING LLCMay 29, 2025May 29, 20251
219B680TXSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTDSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026