Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV0J4S68357 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenMar 4, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5PVNJ8JV0J4S68357
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2018
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 18, 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
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
S68357

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 · 4,550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 4,550 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
2018

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 · Mar 4, 2024 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Dec 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Jul 8, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Apr 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Mar 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Jan 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Dec 11, 2024CAI · Full2SHALEN INC 205565610820T3/CA
May 27, 2024CAI · Full0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Mar 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535610820T3/CA
Mar 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE 205535600391J2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALE2055356Mar 4, 2024Feb 20, 20269CA
SHALEN INC2055656Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241WA
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.
10820T3CATIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALEMar 27, 2024Feb 20, 20268
10820T3CASHALEN INCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
00391J2CATIRE AND WHEEL MASTER WHOLESALEMar 4, 2024Mar 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026