Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Optima Streetcar

1Z9S2HSS65W216306 · Streetcar/Trolley · BUS
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 27, 2024
MI
Last seenMar 26, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1Z9S2HSS65W216306
Make
Optima
Model
Streetcar
Model year
2005
Body class
Streetcar/Trolley
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
1Z9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
S2HSS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
216306

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
OPTIMA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Streetcar

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Streetcar/Trolley

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 27, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026MIV · Vehicle-only3OOSAFFORDABLE LIMOUSINE LLC 1848503DD07537/MI
Mar 25, 2025MIV · Vehicle-only0AFFORDABLE LIMOUSINE LLC 1848503DD07537/MI
Mar 27, 2024MIV · Vehicle-only0AFFORDABLE LIMOUSINE LLC 1848503DD07537/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFORDABLE LIMOUSINE LLC1848503Mar 27, 2024Mar 26, 20263MI
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.
DD07537MIAFFORDABLE LIMOUSINE LLCMar 27, 2024Mar 26, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026