Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV8L5S78809 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections22
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 22
First seenMar 20, 2024
GA
Last seenMar 9, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ8JV8L5S78809
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Oct 9, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
S78809

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
2020

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
Truck

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 · Mar 20, 2024 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026FLII · Walk-around0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jan 13, 2026NYII · Walk-around1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jan 6, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Oct 7, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jul 30, 2025GAII · Walk-around1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Feb 25, 2025IDI · Full1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jan 31, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jan 17, 2025VTIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jan 7, 2025MDII · Walk-around0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Dec 16, 2024PAII · Walk-around0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Nov 19, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Nov 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Nov 4, 2024COIII · Driver-only2—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Sep 17, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jul 17, 2024IAI · Full0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jul 8, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Jun 18, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/GA
Jun 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
May 23, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Apr 2, 2024VTI · Full1—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Mar 26, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0—LEXACAR LLC 4065380PNF2359/OH
Mar 20, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0—BUCK'S TRUCKING LLC 3033746XIK597/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEXACAR LLC4065380Mar 26, 2024Mar 9, 202621OH
BUCK'S TRUCKING LLC3033746Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 20241NC
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.
PNF2359OH—LEXACAR LLCMar 26, 2024 → Mar 9, 202620
PNF2359GA—LEXACAR LLCJun 18, 2024 → Jun 18, 20241
XIK597GA—BUCK'S TRUCKING LLCMar 20, 2024 → Mar 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 9, 2026