Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNE8JT3A4S53161 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenFeb 20, 2024
PA
Last seenMar 12, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
5PVNE8JT3A4S53161
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2010
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
NE8JT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1980 or 2010

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

North American serial sequence
S53161

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 · 443 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 443 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
2010

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 20, 2024 – Mar 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2025NJII · Walk-around7OOSAMERICAN NYC INC 435050847104NF/NY
Feb 20, 2025NYII · Walk-around7OOSAMERICAN NYC INC 435050847014NF/NY
Sep 9, 2024CTIII · Driver-only3EG NYC INC 409084038251NE/NY
Sep 4, 2024NJII · Walk-around2EG NYC INC 409084038251NE/NY
May 13, 2024NYIII · Driver-only4OOSMERITO TRUCKING CORP 348337638251NE/NY
Feb 20, 2024PAII · Walk-around11OOSEG NYC INC 409084038251NE/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN NYC INC4350508Feb 20, 2025Mar 12, 20252NY
EG NYC INC4090840Feb 20, 2024Sep 9, 20243NY
MERITO TRUCKING CORP3483376May 13, 2024May 13, 20241NY
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.
47104NFNYAMERICAN NYC INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
47014NFNYAMERICAN NYC INCFeb 20, 2025Feb 20, 20251
38251NENYEG NYC INCFeb 20, 2024Sep 9, 20243
38251NENYMERITO TRUCKING CORPMay 13, 2024May 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026