Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNE8JN7L5S51072 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 14
First seenSep 26, 2023
NY
Last seenAug 11, 2025
NH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNE8JN7L5S51072
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
NE8JN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
S51072

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 · 48 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 48 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
2020

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
Truck

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Aug 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2025NHII · Walk-around1OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Aug 6, 2025MAII · Walk-around11OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Jul 17, 2025NHII · Walk-around5OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Jun 24, 2025NHIII · Driver-only0VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
May 31, 2025RIIII · Driver-only2VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
May 23, 2025NHI · Full11OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
May 15, 2025NHII · Walk-around8VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Feb 6, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Nov 30, 2024RIIII · Driver-only1VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Nov 6, 2024USI · Full0VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Jun 21, 2024MAII · Walk-around4OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Jun 8, 2024MAIII · Driver-only3OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Mar 26, 2024MAII · Walk-around4OOSVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC 3344875X88163/MA
Sep 26, 2023NYII · Walk-around6NANDOS TOWING & FLATBED SERVICE 244191014394TV/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INC3344875Mar 26, 2024Aug 11, 202513MA
NANDOS TOWING & FLATBED SERVICE2441910Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231NY
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.
X88163MAVIP AUTO TRANSPORT & TOWING INCMar 26, 2024Aug 11, 202513
14394TVNYNANDOS TOWING & FLATBED SERVICESep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026