Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Motor coach industries J4500

1M83JMPA32P061841 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seen10/17/2023
TX
Last seen06/25/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
1M83JMPA32P061841
Make
Motor coach industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2002
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/19/2026
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 · 10/17/2023 – 06/25/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/25/2026TXI · Full4DISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
06/04/2026TXI · Full4OOSDISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
05/14/2026ARII · Walk-around9OOSDISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
05/11/2026TXI · Full4DISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
02/17/2026TXI · Full17OOSA-Z DREAM INC 4369804K127323/TX
06/06/2024TXI · Full2AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
12/04/2023TXI · Full0AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
11/27/2023TXI · Full0AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
11/25/2023TXI · Full1OOSAUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
11/21/2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSAUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
10/20/2023TXI · Full2OOSAUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
10/17/2023TXI · Full2AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DISCOVERY NORTE425320505/11/202606/25/20264AZ
A-Z DREAM INC436980402/17/202602/17/20261MA
AUTOBUSES MARES INC218625010/17/202306/06/20247TX
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.
K127323TX1DISCOVERY NORTE05/11/202606/25/20264
K127323TX1A-Z DREAM INC02/17/202602/17/20261
K127323TXAUTOBUSES MARES INC10/17/202306/06/20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026