Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JM8A8GW067628 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 15, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2MG3JM8A8GW067628
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
2MG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3JM8A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
067628

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
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 337 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 337 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
J4500

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
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 · Jul 28, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SKYLINE COACH INC 316787415936W3/CA
Jul 17, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SKYLINE COACH INC 316787415936W3/CA
Sep 20, 2024CAI · Full0SKYLINE COACH INC 316787415936W3/CA
Jul 16, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SKYLINE COACH INC 316787415936W3/CA
Apr 23, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0SKYLINE COACH INC 316787415936W3/CA
Jul 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SKYLINE COACH INC 3167874CP96055/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYLINE COACH INC3167874Jul 28, 2023Jul 15, 20266CA
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.
15936W3CA1SKYLINE COACH INCApr 23, 2024Jul 15, 20265
CP96055CASKYLINE COACH INCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026