Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Blue bird TC2000

1BAANBMA1WF077867 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen01/11/2024
CA
Last seen02/13/2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
1BAANBMA1WF077867
Make
Blue bird
Model
TC2000
Model year
1998
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
06/28/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 01/11/2024 – 02/13/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/13/2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—SUREWAY SCHOOL BUSES LLC 45129329RFN172/CA
11/13/2025CAV · Vehicle-only1—PAUL W SHARPE 26636179RFN172/CA
05/01/2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—PAUL W SHARPE 26636179RFN172/CA
12/20/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—PAUL W SHARPE 2663617TEMP/CA
01/11/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2652370998924/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUREWAY SCHOOL BUSES LLC451293202/13/202602/13/20261CA
PAUL W SHARPE266361712/20/202411/13/20253CA
ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT265237001/11/202401/11/20241CA
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.
9RFN172CA—SUREWAY SCHOOL BUSES LLC02/13/2026 → 02/13/20261
9RFN172CA—PAUL W SHARPE05/01/2025 → 11/13/20252
TEMPCA—PAUL W SHARPE12/20/2024 → 12/20/20241
998924CA—ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT01/11/2024 → 01/11/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026