Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Motor Coach Industries 102DL3 Intercity/D4500

1M8PDMBA8KP015258 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 14, 2023
NJ
Last seenMay 8, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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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
Jul 25, 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
1M8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PDMBA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
015258

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
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 236 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500

Prefix basis · 236 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 · Nov 14, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AU240U/NJ
May 8, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AU240U/NJ
Oct 31, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AU240U/NJ
Nov 14, 2023NJII · Walk-around0—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572AU240U/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY LINES LLC943538Oct 31, 2024May 8, 20263NJ
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC905572Nov 14, 2023Nov 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.
AU240UNJ1ACADEMY LINES LLCOct 31, 2024 → May 8, 20263
AU240UNJ—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLCNov 14, 2023 → Nov 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026