Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4325S7176297 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 21, 2025
KS
Last seenMay 18, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5HTSA4325S7176297
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
SA432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
176297

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 · 334 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 334 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
2025

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 · May 21, 2025 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026ARI · Full0TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401PT260191/AR
Sep 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721PT245354/AR
Sep 12, 2025ALI · Full0STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721245354/AR
May 21, 2025KSI · Full0STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721PT245354/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC387401May 18, 2026May 18, 20261TX
STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC564721May 21, 2025Sep 22, 20253AR
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.
PT260191ARTEXAS TRANSEASTERN INCMay 18, 2026May 18, 20261
PT245354ARSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 21, 2025Sep 22, 20252
245354ARSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026