Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JT2G4S56511 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under4
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 6, 2025
LA
Last seenAug 13, 2026
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 9 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
5PVNJ8JT2G4S56511
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 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
NJ8JT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
S56511

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 · 971 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 971 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 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 · Nov 6, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026ALII · Walk-around1FREIGHT EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3290723XDN1294/TX
Jul 15, 2026PAIII · Driver-only4OOSMOUNTAINTOP MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 4499947XDN1294/TX
Feb 12, 2026ILIII · Driver-only5OOSTHREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLC 4263568XDN1294/TX
Nov 6, 2025LAII · Walk-around0SALAZAR'S FAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 3622586XDN1294/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FREIGHT EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC3290723Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261TX
MOUNTAINTOP MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC4499947Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261NC
THREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLC4263568Feb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261OH
SALAZAR'S FAST TRANSPORTATION LLC3622586Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251TX
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.
XDN1294TX1FREIGHT EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261
XDN1294TX1MOUNTAINTOP MANAGEMENT GROUP LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
XDN1294TXTHREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
XDN1294TXSALAZAR'S FAST TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026