Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV3J4S69454 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 25, 2025
IL
Last seenJun 20, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
5PVNJ8JV3J4S69454
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2018
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 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
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
S69454

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
2018

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 · Oct 25, 2025 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MENDEZ TRUCKING SERVICES CORPORATION 2451405227277H/IL
Mar 23, 2026MIII · Walk-around1DH LOGISTICS LLC 4469238227227H/IL
Mar 4, 2026MIII · Walk-around4DH LOGISTICS LLC 4469238227277H/IL
Nov 6, 2025ILI · Full2SAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4261086227277H/IL
Oct 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only4OOSSAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4261086227277H/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENDEZ TRUCKING SERVICES CORPORATION2451405Jun 20, 2026Jun 20, 20261IL
DH LOGISTICS LLC4469238Mar 4, 2026Mar 23, 20262IL
SAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLC4261086Oct 25, 2025Nov 6, 20252IL
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.
227277HIL1MENDEZ TRUCKING SERVICES CORPORATIONJun 20, 2026Jun 20, 20261
227227HILDH LOGISTICS LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
227277HILDH LOGISTICS LLCMar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261
227277HILSAPARO TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 25, 2025Nov 6, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026