Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2P9H33490SC001428 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 14, 2025
NY
Last seenAug 27, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
2P9H33490SC001428
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2025
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 3, 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
2P9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
001428

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
PREVOST

Prefix basis · 70 decoded VINs at 98.6% prefix purity.

Model
H3 Passenger Coach

Prefix basis · 70 decoded VINs at 98.6% 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 · May 14, 2025 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026GAI · Full0—JOYE F DARWIN 507417C913FC/GA
Aug 19, 2026GAV · Vehicle-only1—JOYE F DARWIN 507417C913FC/GA
May 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around0—TRANSIT TEC INC 49292112798DRW/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOYE F DARWIN507417Aug 19, 2026Aug 27, 20262GA
TRANSIT TEC INC492921May 14, 2025May 14, 20251MN
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.
C913FCGA1JOYE F DARWINAug 19, 2026 → Aug 27, 20262
12798DRWMN—TRANSIT TEC INCMay 14, 2025 → May 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026