Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5PVNV8JL3H4S50397

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenNov 12, 2024
ME
Last seenMar 26, 2026
ME
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
NV8JL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
S50397

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 11 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 · Nov 12, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026MEII · Walk-around0R H FOSTER ENERGY LLC 257800251CSS/ME
Nov 12, 2024MEII · Walk-around0R H FOSTER ENERGY LLC 2578008C4314/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R H FOSTER ENERGY LLC257800Nov 12, 2024Mar 26, 20262ME
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.
251CSSMER H FOSTER ENERGY LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
8C4314MER H FOSTER ENERGY LLCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC