Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV7J4S67481 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 27, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5PVNJ8JV7J4S67481
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
S67481

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 · May 27, 2024 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2OOSSPECTRUM PRODUCTION LLC 333279042452J2/CA
Dec 8, 2025CAI · Full0SPECTRUM PRODUCTION LLC 333279042452J2/CA
Jun 12, 2025CAI · Full0SPECTRUM PRODUCTION LLC 333279042452J2/CA
Jun 3, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1C & M MOTORS INC 81300642452J2/CA
May 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1CHAPARRO'S MEXICAN FOOD INC 75830642452J2/CA
May 27, 2024CAI · Full2CHAPARRO'S MEXICAN FOOD INC 75830642452J2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPECTRUM PRODUCTION LLC3332790Jun 12, 2025May 6, 20263CA
C & M MOTORS INC813006Jun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241CA
CHAPARRO'S MEXICAN FOOD INC758306May 27, 2024May 29, 20242CA
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.
42452J2CASPECTRUM PRODUCTION LLCJun 12, 2025May 6, 20263
42452J2CAC & M MOTORS INCJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
42452J2CACHAPARRO'S MEXICAN FOOD INCMay 27, 2024May 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026