Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Lion LIONC (V1)

2A9SP2123JJ198289 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 14, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2A9SP2123JJ198289
Make
Lion
Model
LIONC (V1)
Model year
2018
Body class
Bus
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
2A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SP212

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
198289

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
LION

Prefix basis · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LIONC (V1)

Prefix basis · 14 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LION

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LIONC (V1)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 28, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26477211431031/CA
Dec 17, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26477211431031/CA
Dec 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1SANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26477211431031/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2647721Dec 28, 2023Jan 14, 20263CA
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.
1431031CASANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTDec 28, 2023Jan 14, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026