Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 International 3800

1HVBBAAM5TH328203 · Incomplete - School Bus Chassis · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 24, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1HVBBAAM5TH328203
Make
International
Model
3800
Model year
1996
Body class
Incomplete - School Bus Chassis
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1HV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BBAAM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
328203

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3800

Prefix basis · 246 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.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
3800

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - School Bus Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1KIDS KARE SCHOOLS INC 26078098GAE229/CA
Jul 11, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KARE SCHOOLS INC 26078098GAE229/CA
Jul 24, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KARE SCHOOLS INC 26078098GAE229/CA
Jul 24, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KARE SCHOOLS INC 26078098GAE229/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KIDS KARE SCHOOLS INC2607809Jul 24, 2023Jul 1, 20264CA
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.
8GAE229CA1KIDS KARE SCHOOLS INCJul 24, 2023Jul 1, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026