Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV9H4S66438 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenOct 16, 2023
MA
Last seenJan 15, 2026
NH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ8JV9H4S66438
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2017
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
S66438

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
2017

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026NHIII · Driver-only0VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Jul 7, 2025MAII · Walk-around2OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Feb 14, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Nov 6, 2024USI · Full0VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Oct 10, 2024MAII · Walk-around5OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Jul 26, 2024NHII · Walk-around5OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Jan 3, 2024MAII · Walk-around3OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
Oct 16, 2023MAII · Walk-around6OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X43787/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC3344875Oct 16, 2023Jan 15, 20268MA
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.
X43787MAVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INCOct 16, 2023Jan 15, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026