Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV2L5S79535 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJul 22, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ8JV2L5S79535
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
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
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
S79535

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
2020

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 · Jul 22, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026CAI · Full0GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Feb 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around1GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
May 3, 2025CAI · Full0GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Jan 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Dec 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Dec 21, 2024CAI · Full2GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Dec 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
Jul 22, 2024CAI · Full0GAR LO TRANSPORT INC 318581771893Y2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GAR LO TRANSPORT INC3185817Jul 22, 2024Apr 28, 20269CA
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.
71893Y2CAGAR LO TRANSPORT INCJul 22, 2024Apr 28, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026