Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JN3L5S54241 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 28, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
5PVNJ8JN3L5S54241
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
NJ8JN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
S54241

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 · 280 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 280 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
2020

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 28, 2024 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026CAI · Full0TOW WERKS LLC 261599540105Y2/CA
May 19, 2026CAI · Full1TOW WERKS LLC 261599540105Y2/CA
May 22, 2025CAI · Full0TOW WERKS LLC 261599540105Y2/CA
May 19, 2025CAI · Full4OOSTOW WERKS LLC 261599540105Y2/CA
May 28, 2024CAI · Full1TOWWERKS LLC 377487740105Y2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOW WERKS LLC2615995May 19, 2025May 22, 20264CA
TOWWERKS LLC3774877May 28, 2024May 28, 20241CA
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.
40105Y2CATOW WERKS LLCMay 19, 2025May 22, 20264
40105Y2CATOWWERKS LLCMay 28, 2024May 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026