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2023 Hino Incomplete Vehicle

5PVNJ7AV4P5T51545 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenFeb 12, 2025
PA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNJ7AV4P5T51545
Make
Hino
Model
Incomplete Vehicle
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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
5PV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NJ7AV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
T51545

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 · 1,102 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Incomplete Vehicle

Prefix basis · 1,102 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.

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 · Feb 12, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VYS3623/TX
Jul 18, 2026MSII · Walk-around2—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VZK5512/TX
Jul 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VYS3623/TX
Jul 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around2—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VYS3623/TX
Jan 14, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VYS3623/TX
Nov 4, 2025SCI · Full0—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VYS3623/TX
Aug 26, 2025FLI · Full2—API EXPRESS LLC 4142828VYS3623/FL
Feb 19, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1—API EXPRESS LLC 41428287221H85/TX
Feb 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0—API EXPRESS LLC 41428287221H85/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
API EXPRESS LLC4142828Feb 12, 2025Jul 31, 20269TX
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.
VYS3623TX1API EXPRESS LLCNov 4, 2025 → Jul 31, 20265
VZK5512TX1API EXPRESS LLCJul 18, 2026 → Jul 18, 20261
VYS3623FL—API EXPRESS LLCAug 26, 2025 → Aug 26, 20251
7221H85TX—API EXPRESS LLCFeb 12, 2025 → Feb 19, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026