Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV1J4S69128 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenMar 28, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5PVNJ8JV1J4S69128
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
Jul 14, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
S69128

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 28, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2OOSSIMDIN TRUCKING INC 446912119942F2/CA
May 19, 2026CAI · Full1OOSSIMDIN TRUCKING INC 446912119942F2/CA
Nov 28, 2025CAI · Full1SIMDIN TRUCKING INC 446912119942F2/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full1OOSZJ TRANSPORT INC 416338319942F2/CA
Mar 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ZJ TRANSPORT INC 416338319942F2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIMDIN TRUCKING INC4469121Nov 28, 2025Jul 10, 20263CA
ZJ TRANSPORT INC4163383Mar 28, 2024Oct 30, 20242CA
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.
19942F2CA1SIMDIN TRUCKING INCNov 28, 2025Jul 10, 20263
19942F2CAZJ TRANSPORT INCMar 28, 2024Oct 30, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026