Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV4J4S68975 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenNov 20, 2023
NV
Last seenApr 23, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5PVNJ8JV4J4S68975
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
Jun 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
S68975

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026MDI · Full0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Feb 18, 2026NYII · Walk-around2NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Jan 30, 2026NJII · Walk-around0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Dec 17, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Dec 17, 2025NYII · Walk-around14OOSAQUA KITCHEN AND BATH DESIGN CENTER INC 2829084XRGT59/NJ
Oct 9, 2025NJII · Walk-around2NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Sep 5, 2025DCIII · Driver-only0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Sep 3, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Mar 10, 2025NJII · Walk-around0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Dec 20, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Jul 23, 2024MDII · Walk-around0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Feb 9, 2024NYI · Full0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Dec 26, 2023PAI · Full0NACEV LLC 2407781XJWG43/NJ
Nov 20, 2023NVIII · Driver-only2VALUE EXPRESS TRUCKING 7128122225259/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NACEV LLC2407781Dec 26, 2023Apr 23, 202612NJ
AQUA KITCHEN AND BATH DESIGN CENTER INC2829084Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251NJ
VALUE EXPRESS TRUCKING712812Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231MI
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.
XJWG43NJNACEV LLCDec 26, 2023Apr 23, 202612
XRGT59NJAQUA KITCHEN AND BATH DESIGN CENTER INCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
2225259INVALUE EXPRESS TRUCKINGNov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026