Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Blue Bird All American / All Canada

1BABNBKA17F243376 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 3, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1BABNBKA17F243376
Make
Blue Bird
Model
All American / All Canada
Model year
2007
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1BA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BNBKA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
243376

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
BLUE BIRD

Prefix basis · 211 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
All American / All Canada

Prefix basis · 211 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 3, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—TRANSTUDENT LLC 27543679TLL163/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1—TRANSTUDENT LLC 27543679TLL163/CA
Jan 3, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—MERCED UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 26478631230540/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSTUDENT LLC2754367Oct 29, 2025Apr 14, 20262CA
MERCED UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT2647863Jan 3, 2024Jan 3, 20241CA
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.
9TLL163CA—TRANSTUDENT LLCOct 29, 2025 → Apr 14, 20262
1230540CA—MERCED UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTJan 3, 2024 → Jan 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026