Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JT7G4S56861 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 12, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 22, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5PVNJ8JT7G4S56861
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete
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
NJ8JT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
S56861

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 · 971 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 971 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
2016

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

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 · Apr 12, 2024 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026AZII · Walk-around1SDG EXPRESS INC 440826316334X1/CA
Feb 13, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSSDG EXPRESS INC 440826316334X1/CA
Jan 26, 2026AZII · Walk-around2SDG EXPRESS INC 440826316334X1/CA
Jun 16, 2025CAI · Full1HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATED 270791316334X1/CA
Feb 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATED 270791316334X1/CA
Dec 26, 2024CAI · Full1HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATED 270791316334X1/CA
Aug 22, 2024CAI · Full1HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATED 270791316334X1/CA
Apr 12, 2024CAI · Full0HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATED 270791316334X1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SDG EXPRESS INC4408263Jan 26, 2026May 22, 20263CA
HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATED2707913Apr 12, 2024Jun 16, 20255CA
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.
16334X1CASDG EXPRESS INCJan 26, 2026May 22, 20263
16334X1CAHARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INCORPORATEDApr 12, 2024Jun 16, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026