Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN4124W7T05594 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenOct 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
5HTSN4124W7T05594
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
SN412

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
T05594

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Jun 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSFERZA TRANSPORTS LLC 3642039181C537/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around1J VILLARREAL EXPRESS LLC 3619671181C537/TX
Jan 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around3J VILLARREAL EXPRESS LLC 3619671181C537/TX
Feb 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Aug 26, 2024USI · Full5BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Jul 5, 2024USI · Full6OOSBRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Jan 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSVICTOR J SALINAS ARREDONDO 3284437181C537/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around2BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Dec 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around2BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA 3869161181C537/TX
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around1VICTOR J SALINAS ARREDONDO 3284437181C537/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARA3869161Dec 22, 2023Jul 2, 20267CH
FERZA TRANSPORTS LLC3642039Jun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261TX
J VILLARREAL EXPRESS LLC3619671Jan 5, 2026Feb 6, 20262TX
VICTOR J SALINAS ARREDONDO3284437Oct 24, 2023Jan 31, 20242TX
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.
181C537TX2BRISA MARISOL RODRIGUEZ GUEVARADec 22, 2023Jul 2, 20267
181C537TX2FERZA TRANSPORTS LLCJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261
181C537TXJ VILLARREAL EXPRESS LLCJan 5, 2026Feb 6, 20262
181C537TXVICTOR J SALINAS ARREDONDOOct 24, 2023Jan 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026