Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5PVNJ8JN7L4S53941

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenFeb 13, 2025
CA
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
S53941

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.

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 · Feb 13, 2025 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026CAI · Full0UNIQUE TOWING INC 266800931253W2/CA
Feb 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSUNIQUE TOWING INC 266800931253W2/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIQUE TOWING INC2668009Feb 13, 2025Feb 18, 20262CA
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.
31253W2CAUNIQUE TOWING INCFeb 13, 2025Feb 18, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC