Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JN7K4S53680 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 25, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
5PVNJ8JN7K4S53680
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2019
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
5PV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NJ8JN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
S53680

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
HINO

Prefix basis · 280 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 280 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HINO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Conventional Type Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026CAI · Full1HARVEST TOWING LLC 431108997254L2/CA
Mar 12, 2025CAI · Full0ALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Mar 12, 2025CAI · Full1OOSALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Dec 11, 2024CAI · Full1OOSALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Sep 20, 2024CAI · Full0ALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Mar 29, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Mar 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0ALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Feb 6, 2024CAI · Full0ALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
Jul 25, 2023CAI · Full1ALONGI BROTHERS INC 262150497254L2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARVEST TOWING LLC4311089Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261CA
ALONGI BROTHERS INC2621504Jul 25, 2023Mar 12, 20258CA
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.
97254L2CA1HARVEST TOWING LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
97254L2CAALONGI BROTHERS INCJul 25, 2023Mar 12, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026