Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Thomas Built MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

1T7HT4B2621121471 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenNov 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7HT4B2621121471
Make
Thomas Built
Model
MVP-ER (Engine Rear)
Model year
2002
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1T7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HT4B2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
121471

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
THOMAS BUILT

Prefix basis · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

Prefix basis · 163 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Nov 14, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26573761070469/CA
Aug 12, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26573761070469/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26573761070469/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSPACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26573761070469/CA
Nov 14, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSPACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26573761070469/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2657376Nov 14, 2023Jun 23, 20265CA
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.
1070469CA1PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTNov 14, 2023Jun 23, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026