Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Hino Incomplete Vehicle

5PVNJ7BS5P5T50165 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 8, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ7BS5P5T50165
Make
Hino
Model
Incomplete Vehicle
Model year
2023
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
NJ7BS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
T50165

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 · 71 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Incomplete Vehicle

Prefix basis · 71 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HINO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Incomplete Vehicle

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 8, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026CAI · Full0METRO TOWING LLC 285269746150M3/CA
Aug 15, 2025CAI · Full0UNITED TOWING SERVICE OF PLACERVILLE LLC 394886046150M3/CA
May 29, 2025CAI · Full0UNITED TOWING SERVICE OF PLACERVILLE LLC 394886046150M3/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAI · Full1ACTION TOWING SERVICE LLC 384063246150M3/CA
Feb 8, 2024CAI · Full1ACTION TOWING SERVICE LLC 384063246150M3/CA
Feb 8, 2024CAI · Full1ACTION TOWING SERVICE LLC 384063246150M3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METRO TOWING LLC2852697Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261CA
UNITED TOWING SERVICE OF PLACERVILLE LLC3948860May 29, 2025Aug 15, 20252CA
ACTION TOWING SERVICE LLC3840632Feb 8, 2024Aug 13, 20243CA
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.
46150M3CAMETRO TOWING LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
46150M3CAUNITED TOWING SERVICE OF PLACERVILLE LLCMay 29, 2025Aug 15, 20252
46150M3CAACTION TOWING SERVICE LLCFeb 8, 2024Aug 13, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026