Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JP9H4S51875 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2023
RI
Last seenJul 8, 2026
NH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5PVNJ8JP9H4S51875
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2017
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
Jul 10, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
S51875

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
2017

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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026NHIII · Driver-only1TOP GEAR TOWING LLC 4443363Y79091/MA
Sep 3, 2025RII · Full0COASTAL COLLISION & TOWING 71357981811/RI
May 9, 2024RII · Full0COASTAL COLLISION & TOWING 71357981811/RI
Jan 15, 2024MAII · Walk-around6OOSCOASTAL COLLISION & TOWING 71357981811/RI
Sep 18, 2023RII · Full0COASTAL COLLISION & TOWING 71357981811/RI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP GEAR TOWING LLC4443363Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261MA
COASTAL COLLISION & TOWING713579Sep 18, 2023Sep 3, 20254RI
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.
Y79091MA1TOP GEAR TOWING LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
81811RICOASTAL COLLISION & TOWINGSep 18, 2023Sep 3, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026