Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Thomas Built HDX

1T7YU4F21B1140260 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 24, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7YU4F21B1140260
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 26, 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
140260

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 18, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ626/CA
Aug 19, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ626/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ626/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only2OOSAMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512289HZZ626/CA
Sep 18, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 11512286MZU338/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 18, 2023Aug 24, 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.
9HZZ626CA1AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSSep 9, 2024 → Aug 24, 20264
6MZU338CA—AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSSep 18, 2023 → Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026