Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNV8JR9J4S51242 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 19, 2024
NJ
Last seenApr 30, 2025
NY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNV8JR9J4S51242
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
NV8JR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
S51242

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 79 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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 · Dec 19, 2024 – Apr 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2025NYIII · Driver-only2OOSPLAINFIELD FRUIT & PRODUCE CO INC 507244AU978E/NJ
Mar 24, 2025NJII · Walk-around0PLAINFIELD FRUIT & PRODUCE CO INC 507244AU978E/NJ
Dec 19, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1PLAINFIELD FRUIT & PRODUCE CO INC 507244AU978E/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLAINFIELD FRUIT & PRODUCE CO INC507244Dec 19, 2024Apr 30, 20253NJ
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.
AU978ENJ1PLAINFIELD FRUIT & PRODUCE CO INCDec 19, 2024Apr 30, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026