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2012 Motor coach industries 102EL3 Intercity/E4500

2MGTRMBA3CW065975 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen10/02/2023
CA
Last seen12/04/2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2MGTRMBA3CW065975
Make
Motor coach industries
Model
102EL3 Intercity/E4500
Model year
2012
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/30/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 10/02/2023 – 12/04/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/04/2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—FRONTIER CHARTER LLC 444569812995G4/CA
11/20/2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—FRONTIER CHARTER LLC 444569812995G4/CA
09/24/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC 3326315EP18430/CA
12/19/2023USV · Vehicle-only0—ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC 3326315EP18430/CA
10/02/2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC 3326315EP18430/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRONTIER CHARTER LLC444569811/20/202512/04/20252CA
ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC332631510/02/202309/24/20243CA
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.
12995G4CA—FRONTIER CHARTER LLC11/20/2025 → 12/04/20252
EP18430CA—ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC10/02/2023 → 09/24/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/30/2026