Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33497GC713405 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections32
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 32
First seenJun 23, 2023
US
Last seenJun 17, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33497GC713405
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
713405

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 · Jun 23, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Jun 11, 2026USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
May 27, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Jan 5, 2026TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Nov 5, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Sep 11, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Aug 7, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Apr 11, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Apr 4, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Feb 6, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Jan 29, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Jan 7, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K199454/TX
Nov 15, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Nov 7, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Oct 30, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Sep 27, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Sep 11, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Jul 17, 2024TXI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Jun 7, 2024TXI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Apr 11, 2024USI · Full3TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Mar 26, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Mar 13, 2024TXI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Feb 14, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Jan 16, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Jan 16, 2024TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Jan 11, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Dec 20, 2023TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Oct 11, 2023TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Jul 12, 2023USV · Vehicle-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K151534/TX
Jul 4, 2023TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K151534/TX
Jun 30, 2023TXI · Full2TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K151534/TX
Jun 23, 2023USI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K15134/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 COMPANY565859Jun 23, 2023Jun 17, 202632TX
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.
K199454TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYJan 7, 2025Jun 17, 202611
K180943TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYOct 11, 2023Apr 11, 202517
K151534TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYJun 30, 2023Jul 12, 20233
K15134TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYJun 23, 2023Jun 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026