Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Motor coach industries 102DL3 Intercity/D4500

1M8PDMBA8KP015258 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seen11/14/2023
NJ
Last seen05/08/2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1M8PDMBA8KP015258
Make
Motor coach industries
Model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500
Model year
2019
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/25/2026
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 · 11/14/2023 – 05/08/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/08/2026NJIII · Driver-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AU240U/NJ
10/31/2024USV · Vehicle-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AU240U/NJ
11/14/2023NJII · Walk-around0—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572AU240U/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY LINES LLC94353810/31/202405/08/20262NJ
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC90557211/14/202311/14/20231NJ
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.
AU240UNJ—ACADEMY LINES LLC10/31/2024 → 05/08/20262
AU240UNJ—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC11/14/2023 → 11/14/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/25/2026