Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JM8AXEW066851 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 12, 2023
NE
Last seenAug 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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
2MG3JM8AXEW066851
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2014
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
066851

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.

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—MOTHER LODE ADVENTURES CHARTER SERVICES LLC 239170253612M4/CA
Nov 29, 2024IAI · Full2OOSBUSCO INC 433377211616/NE
Aug 27, 2024IAII · Walk-around0—BUSCO INC 433377211616/NE
Jun 12, 2023NEV · Vehicle-only0—BUSCO INC 433377211616/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MOTHER LODE ADVENTURES CHARTER SERVICES LLC2391702Aug 25, 2026Aug 25, 20261CA
BUSCO INC433377Jun 12, 2023Nov 29, 20243NE
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.
53612M4CA1MOTHER LODE ADVENTURES CHARTER SERVICES LLCAug 25, 2026 → Aug 25, 20261
211616NE—BUSCO INCJun 12, 2023 → Nov 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026