Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Thomas Built HDX

1T7YU4F22C1146666 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 17, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 8, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7YU4F22C1146666
Make
Thomas Built
Model
HDX
Model year
2012
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
146666

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.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
HDX

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 17, 2023 – Sep 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0YOSEMITE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 27014871406450/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2YOSEMITE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 27014871406450/CA
Jul 31, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28076101406450/CA
Aug 15, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSLOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28076101406450/CA
Aug 12, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0YOSEMITE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 27014871406450/CA
Aug 17, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28076101406450/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YOSEMITE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2701487Aug 12, 2024Sep 8, 20253CA
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2807610Aug 17, 2023Jul 31, 20253CA
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.
1406450CAYOSEMITE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTAug 12, 2024Sep 8, 20253
1406450CALOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTAug 17, 2023Jul 31, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026