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2012 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNV8JT7C4S52159 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 22, 2024
MD
Last seenApr 13, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNV8JT7C4S52159
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2012
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
NV8JT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
S52159

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 · 301 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 301 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
2012

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 22, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026MDI · Full0KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616935GX8988/MD
Feb 9, 2026MDII · Walk-around1KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616935GX8988/MD
Jan 14, 2026MDII · Walk-around0KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616939GH1202/MD
Apr 22, 2025MDI · Full2KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616939GH1202/MD
Jan 31, 2025MDI · Full1KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616939GH1202/MD
Dec 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around0KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616939GH1202/MD
Nov 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around1KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC 42616939GH1202/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KFA TRANSPORTATION LLC4261693Nov 22, 2024Apr 13, 20267MD
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.
5GX8988MDKFA TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 9, 2026Apr 13, 20262
9GH1202MDKFA TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 22, 2024Jan 14, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026