Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33497GC713260 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections37
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 37
First seenJul 13, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 28, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33497GC713260
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Coach
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
2PC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
713260

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
PREVOST

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
H3 Coach

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 13, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jul 30, 2026USI · Full3—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585985HC5H/MX
Jun 12, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Apr 13, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Mar 27, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jan 30, 2026TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jan 26, 2026TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Oct 21, 2025USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jul 3, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
May 30, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/MX
Apr 11, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Apr 4, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Oct 31, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Oct 24, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Aug 19, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Aug 16, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jul 9, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
May 24, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
May 20, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Apr 16, 2024TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Apr 11, 2024TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Mar 28, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Mar 14, 2024USI · Full2OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jan 26, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Jan 4, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Dec 5, 2023USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Dec 1, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Nov 17, 2023TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184527/TX
Oct 13, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
Sep 28, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
Sep 21, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
Sep 15, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
Aug 16, 2023USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859142JW2/MX
Jul 27, 2023TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
Jul 19, 2023USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
Jul 13, 2023TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158089/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO BUS COMPANY565859Jul 13, 2023Aug 28, 202637TX
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.
K184527TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYNov 17, 2023 → Aug 28, 202627
85HC5HMX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 30, 2026 → Jul 30, 20261
K184527MX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYMay 30, 2025 → May 30, 20251
K158089TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 13, 2023 → Oct 13, 20237
142JW2MX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYAug 16, 2023 → Aug 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026