Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Motor coach industries J4500

2MG3JMBA1HW068145 · Bus · BUS

Carriers run under2

17 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seenFeb 6, 2024

Last seenJul 22, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 2MG3JMBA1HW068145
Make: Motor coach industries
Model: J4500
Model year: 2017
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.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Jul 22, 2025

Date	State	Level	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Jul 22, 2025	VA	V · Vehicle-only	—	SUNSHINE TOURS INC 347908	P164063/VA
Apr 30, 2024	VA	V · Vehicle-only	—	SUNSHINE TOURS INC 347908	P164063/VA
Feb 6, 2024	MD	V · Vehicle-only	—	SUPERIOR TOURS INC 658588	041P56/MD

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
SUNSHINE TOURS INC	347908	Apr 30, 2024	Jul 22, 2025	2	VA
SUPERIOR TOURS INC	658588	Feb 6, 2024	Feb 6, 2024	1	MD

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
P164063	VA	—	SUNSHINE TOURS INC	Apr 30, 2024 → Jul 22, 2025	2
041P56	MD	—	SUPERIOR TOURS INC	Feb 6, 2024 → Feb 6, 2024	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026