Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV5L5S78492 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seenAug 2, 2023
FL
Last seenApr 6, 2026
AR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ8JV5L5S78492
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 14, 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
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
S78492

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 · 4,550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 4,550 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 2, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Feb 17, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Sep 14, 2025ARI · Full2OOSALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Sep 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Aug 12, 2025CTIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Jul 17, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
May 13, 2025SCI · Full4ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Feb 20, 2025SCII · Walk-around2ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Dec 10, 2024MOII · Walk-around3ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Nov 9, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Aug 14, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Jun 18, 2024IAII · Walk-around3ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Feb 1, 2024ALII · Walk-around2ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Dec 18, 2023GAIII · Driver-only12ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Oct 4, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
Aug 2, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0ALPINE EXPRESS LLC 2269315LXSB40/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPINE EXPRESS LLC2269315Aug 2, 2023Apr 6, 202616FL
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.
LXSB40FLALPINE EXPRESS LLCAug 2, 2023Apr 6, 202616
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026