Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33498FC712973 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 12, 2023
NJ
Last seenDec 17, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
2PCH33498FC712973
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Coach
Model year
2015
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
712973

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
2015

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 12, 2023 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025INV · Vehicle-only0MILLER TRANSPORTATION BUS SERVICE INC 541720010021A/KY
Mar 3, 2025MDV · Vehicle-only0NOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INC 1967501029P50/MD
Sep 3, 2024MDV · Vehicle-only0NOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INC 1967501029P50/MD
Mar 18, 2024MDI · Full0NOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INC 1967501029P50/MD
Sep 21, 2023MDI · Full0NOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INC 1967501029P50/MD
Jun 12, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0NOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INC 1967501029P50/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MILLER TRANSPORTATION BUS SERVICE INC541720Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251IN
NOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INC1967501Jun 12, 2023Mar 3, 20255MD
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.
010021AKYMILLER TRANSPORTATION BUS SERVICE INCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
029P50MDNOVA TOURS & TRAVEL INCJun 12, 2023Mar 3, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026