Plate CA-20698S2
California · HINO
Operating carrier of this plate
Mountain Auto Service And Towing Inc Active
- USDOT
- 2690689
- MC
- —
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Motor Carrier
- Based in
- Crest Park, CA
- Power units
- 3
- Drivers
- 1
- Inspections (24 mo)
- 9
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 0
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 44.4%
What this means
License plate CA-20698S2 appears in FMCSA inspection records 3 times. 2 different VINs have been registered under this plate (likely vehicle transfers or replacements). Vehicle make on file: HINO (STRAIGHT TRUCK). 1 out-of-service result across all inspections — investigate the operating carrier(s).
About this plate
Commercial license plate CA-20698S2 (California) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to 2 commercial vehicles. The most recent inspection activity under this plate was 2026-05-19. This page aggregates every vehicle, operator, and inspection we can tie to the plate — useful for accident investigation, fraud checks, and used-truck due diligence.
Vehicles registered under plate CA-20698S2
This plate has been recorded on 2 different VINs, which typically means the registration was transferred across vehicles — a unit was sold, totaled, or retired and the plate moved to its replacement. Vehicles on record: 5PVNJ8JM0J4S50917 (2018 HINO Conventional Type Truck); 3PVNJ8JM0J4S50917 (HINO).
Combined inspection & out-of-service record
Across all vehicles on this plate there are 3 inspections on FMCSA record. Those produced 1 out-of-service order (~33.3% of inspections, above the ~20% national vehicle out-of-service average). OOS breakdown: 1 vehicle. The leading violation category is Vehicle Maintenance (1).
Operators
Operated by MOUNTAIN AUTO SERVICE AND TOWING INC (DOT 2690689) — open the carrier profile for authority, insurance, and crash history.
How to use this report
Investigating an incident or vetting a unit: review the 1 out-of-service event against the operating carrier's profile, and check whether a pattern of the same violation type recurs across the vehicles above. FMCSA data shows who operated the vehicle, not the legal owner — ownership requires a state DMV request (restricted under the federal DPPA).
Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
FMCSA BASIC safety category breakdown
| BASIC Category | Violations | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | — Minor |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Fatigued Driving (HOS) | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Hazmat | 0 | ✓ Clean |