Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Thomas Built HDX

1T7YU4F21B1140257 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 20, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 15, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7YU4F21B1140257
Make
Thomas Built
Model
HDX
Model year
2011
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
YU4F2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
140257

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 · 527 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HDX

Prefix basis · 527 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 20, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ628/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ628/CA
Oct 9, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ628/CA
Sep 20, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512286MZU599/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS1151228Sep 20, 2023Oct 15, 20254CA
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.
9HZZ628CA—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSOct 9, 2024 → Oct 15, 20253
6MZU599CA—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSSep 20, 2023 → Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026