Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Heil Trailer International

1HLS5M7B4S7U02996 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 19, 2023
AZ
Last seenAug 4, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 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
1HLS5M7B4S7U02996
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1995
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
S5M7B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
U02996

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
1995

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 19, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSAPEX BULK COMMODITIES LLC 17830154UA7231/CA
May 23, 2025CAI · Full5OOSIGNACIO DIAZ 37707714UA7231/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSIGNACIO DIAZ 37707714UA7231/CA
Oct 22, 2024CAI · Full5IGNACIO DIAZ 37707714UA7231/CA
Aug 30, 2023CAI · Full1JD5 EXPRESS LLC 38395834UA7231/CA
Jun 19, 2023AZII · Walk-around8MENDES TRANSPORTATION LLC 39142514UA7231/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APEX BULK COMMODITIES LLC1783015Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261CA
IGNACIO DIAZ3770771Oct 22, 2024May 23, 20253CA
JD5 EXPRESS LLC3839583Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231CA
MENDES TRANSPORTATION LLC3914251Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231CA
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.
4UA7231CA2APEX BULK COMMODITIES LLCAug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261
4UA7231CAIGNACIO DIAZOct 22, 2024May 23, 20253
4UA7231CAJD5 EXPRESS LLCAug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231
4UA7231CAMENDES TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026