Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1990 Thomas Built Model 3165

1T7J4W851L1561160 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 7, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 8, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7J4W851L1561160
Make
Thomas Built
Model
Model 3165
Model year
1990
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
J4W85

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
561160

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1990

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Model 3165

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0RICK EVANS TRANSPORTATION INC 23767976LHE248/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0RICK EVANS TRANSPORTATION INC 23767976LHE248/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0RICK EVANS TRANSPORTATION INC 23767976LHE248/CA
Sep 7, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0RICK EVANS TRANSPORTATION INC 23767976LHE248/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICK EVANS TRANSPORTATION INC2376797Sep 7, 2023Oct 8, 20254CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
6LHE248CARICK EVANS TRANSPORTATION INCSep 7, 2023Oct 8, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026