Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Motor Coach Industries 102DL3 Intercity/D4500

1M8PDMNAXLP015906 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 6, 2023
NJ
Last seenNov 13, 2024
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1M8PDMNAXLP015906
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500
Model year
2020
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
1M8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PDMNA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
015906

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500

Prefix basis · 112 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 · Jul 6, 2023 – Nov 13, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2024NJI · Full0—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572AW288T/NJ
Oct 31, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AW288T/NJ
Oct 18, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572AW288T/NJ
Jul 6, 2023NJV · Vehicle-only0—ACADEMY LINES LLC 943538AW288T/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 EXPRESS LLC905572Oct 18, 2023Nov 13, 20242NJ
ACADEMY LINES LLC943538Jul 6, 2023Oct 31, 20242NJ
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.
AW288TNJ—ACADEMY EXPRESS LLCOct 18, 2023 → Nov 13, 20242
AW288TNJ—ACADEMY LINES LLCJul 6, 2023 → Oct 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026