Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4426W7H62331 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenAug 21, 2023
MA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB4426W7H62331
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
H62331

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
1998

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Apr 14, 2026NYII · Walk-around1GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Jan 6, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Sep 18, 2025NYII · Walk-around3GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Aug 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Dec 4, 2024NYII · Walk-around1GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Jul 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Jul 10, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Apr 2, 2024NYII · Walk-around0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Mar 26, 2024NYII · Walk-around0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Mar 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around0GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Mar 5, 2024NYII · Walk-around2GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
Feb 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around1OOSGOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF2365/MA
Aug 21, 2023MAIII · Driver-only2GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC 2023655CF23465/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLC2023655Aug 21, 2023Jul 23, 202614NY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
CF23465NY2GOTTADO CONTRACTING LLCAug 21, 2023Jul 23, 202613
CF2365MAGOTTADO CONTRACTING LLCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026