Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV3H4S63518 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenMay 15, 2024
NJ
Last seenJul 17, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5PVNJ8JV3H4S63518
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
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
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
S63518

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 · 4,550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 4,550 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 15, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026NYIII · Driver-only2OOSGHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 4446649XSVZ44/NJ
Jul 17, 2026NYIII · Driver-only2OOSGHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 4446649XSVZ44/NJ
Jul 14, 2026OHIII · Driver-only2OOSGHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 4446649XSVZ44/NJ
Jun 30, 2026MEI · Full1OOSGHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 4446649XSVZ44/NJ
Jun 9, 2025NJIII · Driver-only1BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC 4211869XPND13/NJ
Apr 12, 2025NJI · Full0BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC 4211869XPND13/NJ
Feb 6, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC 4211869XPND13/NJ
Dec 19, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC 4211869XPND13/NJ
Aug 20, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC 4211869XPND13/NJ
May 15, 2024NJI · Full0BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC 4211869XPND13/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLC4446649Jun 30, 2026Jul 17, 20264NJ
BREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLC4211869May 15, 2024Jun 9, 20256NJ
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.
XSVZ44NJ1GHOST TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 30, 2026Jul 17, 20264
XPND13NJBREDWINNERS FREIGHT LLCMay 15, 2024Jun 9, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026