Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JP6L5S53053 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 27, 2024
PA
Last seenMay 15, 2026
PA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ8JP6L5S53053
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
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
NJ8JP

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
S53053

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 · 160 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 160 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 · Jun 27, 2024 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026PAII · Walk-around1OOSALPHA TOWING GROUP INC 4171324SY03556/PA
Apr 7, 2026MDII · Walk-around1ALPHA TOWING GROUP INC 4171324SY03556/PA
Feb 19, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1ALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INC 3416994SY03556/PA
Nov 3, 2025MDII · Walk-around0ALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INC 3416994SY03556/PA
Aug 1, 2025MDI · Full1ALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INC 341699403556/PA
Jul 31, 2025MDII · Walk-around1ALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INC 3416994SY03556/PA
Jul 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around3ALPHA TOWING GROUP INC 4171324SY03556/PA
Jul 8, 2024PAI · Full0ALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INC 3416994SY03556/PA
Jun 27, 2024PAI · Full1ALPHA SHREDDING GROUP INC 3417517SY03556/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA TOWING GROUP INC4171324Jul 18, 2025May 15, 20263PA
ALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INC3416994Jul 8, 2024Feb 19, 20265PA
ALPHA SHREDDING GROUP INC3417517Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241NJ
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.
SY03556PAALPHA TOWING GROUP INCJul 18, 2025May 15, 20263
SY03556PAALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INCJul 8, 2024Feb 19, 20264
03556PAALPHA RECYCLING HWY 80 INCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
SY03556PAALPHA SHREDDING GROUP INCJun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026