Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Blue bird TC2000

1BAANBMAXWF077866 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen10/04/2023
CA
Last seen11/19/2025
CA
Inspected under 2 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
1BAANBMAXWF077866
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 · 10/04/2023 – 11/19/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/19/2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—ACADEMY STARS LLC 439185497488E3/CA
08/01/2025CAV · Vehicle-only1—ACADEMY STARS LLC 439185497488E3/CA
10/14/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—LIBRE SCHOOL SERVICES 294814497488E3/CA
10/17/2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—LIBRE SCHOOL SERVICES 294814497488E3/CA
10/04/2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—LIBRE SCHOOL SERVICES 294814497488E3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY STARS LLC439185408/01/202511/19/20252CA
LIBRE SCHOOL SERVICES294814410/04/202310/14/20243CA
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.
97488E3CA—ACADEMY STARS LLC08/01/2025 → 11/19/20252
97488E3CA—LIBRE SCHOOL SERVICES10/04/2023 → 10/14/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026