Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Thomas Built HDX

1T7YU4F2791107743 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 28, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 7, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1T7YU4F2791107743
Make
Thomas Built
Model
HDX
Model year
2009
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
107743

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
2009

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 · Feb 28, 2024 – Aug 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28075621323187/CA
Feb 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28075621323187/CA
Sep 16, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1TIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 26600641606105/CA
Jul 9, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28075621323187/CA
Mar 27, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only7OOSTIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 26600641606105/CA
Feb 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28075621323187/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2807562Feb 28, 2024Aug 7, 20254CA
TIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT2660064Mar 27, 2024Sep 16, 20242CA
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.
1323187CAAZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTFeb 28, 2024Aug 7, 20254
1606105CATIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTMar 27, 2024Sep 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026