Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JT162S10789 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 11, 2024
NJ
Last seenJun 25, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5PVNJ8JT162S10789
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
NJ8JT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
S10789

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 · 971 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 971 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
2006

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
Truck

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 · Oct 11, 2024 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1A & J COURIER INC 425895534448NMH/NY
Apr 20, 2026NJII · Walk-around0A & J COURIER INC 425895573617NC/NY
Mar 5, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1A & J COURIER INC 425895573617NC/NY
Jul 22, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1A & J COURIER INC 425895573617NC/NY
Apr 22, 2025NYII · Walk-around3A & J COURIER INC 425895573617NC/NY
Apr 11, 2025NYII · Walk-around1A & J COURIER INC 425895573617NC/NY
Oct 11, 2024NJII · Walk-around3BLACK KAT TRUCKING INC 340318873617NC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A & J COURIER INC4258955Apr 11, 2025Jun 25, 20266NY
BLACK KAT TRUCKING INC3403188Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241NY
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.
34448NMHNY1A & J COURIER INCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
73617NCNYA & J COURIER INCApr 11, 2025Apr 20, 20265
73617NCNYBLACK KAT TRUCKING INCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026