Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNE8JP5J4S51348 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 13, 2023
DC
Last seenSep 14, 2025
DC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNE8JP5J4S51348
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 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
NE8JP

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
S51348

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 · 86 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 86 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 · Aug 13, 2023 – Sep 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 14, 2025DCII · Walk-around0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Aug 13, 2025DCIII · Driver-only1DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Jul 6, 2025DCII · Walk-around0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
May 21, 2025DCII · Walk-around0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Mar 23, 2025DCI · Full0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Mar 10, 2025DCI · Full0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Feb 4, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSDC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Mar 10, 2024DCI · Full0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
Aug 13, 2023DCI · Full0DC EXPRESS TOWING INC 2637183C76575/DC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DC EXPRESS TOWING INC2637183Aug 13, 2023Sep 14, 20259DC
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.
C76575DCDC EXPRESS TOWING INCAug 13, 2023Sep 14, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026