Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV7K4S72178 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenDec 4, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 28, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5PVNJ8JV7K4S72178
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2019
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 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
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
S72178

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
2019

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 · Dec 4, 2024 – Jun 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2026NYIII · Driver-only2ARON AND SONS TRUCKING CORP 434967999787NG/NY
Jun 28, 2026NYIII · Driver-only2ARON AND SONS TRUCKING CORP 434967999787NG/NY
Apr 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2SWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
Sep 28, 2025NCII · Walk-around4OOSSWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
Sep 8, 2025USI · Full1SWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
May 1, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1SWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
Apr 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSSWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
Jan 23, 2025INIII · Driver-only7SWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
Dec 4, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1SWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC 4274903XPZK10/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARON AND SONS TRUCKING CORP4349679Jun 28, 2026Jun 28, 20262NY
SWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLC4274903Dec 4, 2024Apr 21, 20267NJ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
99787NGNY1ARON AND SONS TRUCKING CORPJun 28, 2026Jun 28, 20262
XPZK10NJSWEET CAKES & MUFFINS LLCDec 4, 2024Apr 21, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026