Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Hino XJC740 / XFC740

JHHSPM2H3GK001816 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 5, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 20, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
JHHSPM2H3GK001816
Make
Hino
Model
XJC740 / XFC740
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
JHH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SPM2H

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

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 · 63 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
XJC740 / XFC740

Prefix basis · 63 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
XJC740 / XFC740

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 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 5, 2023 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INC 302844148383N2/CA
Mar 20, 2025CAI · Full0SPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INC 302844148383N2/CA
Feb 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INC 302844148383N2/CA
Feb 14, 2024CAI · Full2SPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INC 302844148383N2/CA
Sep 5, 2023CAI · Full0SPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INC 302844148383N2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INC3028441Sep 5, 2023Nov 20, 20255CA
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.
48383N2CASPECIAL EVENT AUDIO SERVICES INCSep 5, 2023Nov 20, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026