Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNV8JV0G4S55248 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenNov 15, 2023
NJ
Last seenJun 2, 2026
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5PVNV8JV0G4S55248
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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
NV8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
S55248

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 · 821 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 821 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
2016

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026CTI · Full17OOSPRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
Nov 17, 2025CTIII · Driver-only2PRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
Jul 10, 2025CTII · Walk-around7PRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
Mar 7, 2025CTII · Walk-around13PRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
Jan 2, 2025CTII · Walk-around18OOSPRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
May 22, 2024MDI · Full8OOSPRECISION AUTOMOTIVE 2 INC 4219983XMYS36/NJ
Jan 5, 2024CTII · Walk-around11OOSPRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
Nov 15, 2023NJI · Full5OOSPRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC 3140245XMYS36/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLC3140245Nov 15, 2023Jun 2, 20267NJ
PRECISION AUTOMOTIVE 2 INC4219983May 22, 2024May 22, 20241NJ
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.
XMYS36NJPRECISION TOWING AND TRANSPORTING LLCNov 15, 2023Jun 2, 20267
XMYS36NJPRECISION AUTOMOTIVE 2 INCMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026