Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH33499RC721699 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections34
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 34
First seenDec 6, 2023
US
Last seenSep 3, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33499RC721699
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2024
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
721699

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PREVOST

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
H3 Passenger 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 · Dec 6, 2023 – Sep 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585987HC5H/MX
Jul 10, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jun 10, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
May 14, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
May 1, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Apr 10, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/MX
Mar 20, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Mar 11, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jan 26, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jan 23, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jan 15, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Dec 30, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Dec 4, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Oct 9, 2025USIII · Driver-only1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Sep 22, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Sep 19, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jul 10, 2025USI · Full4—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jul 8, 2025USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
May 28, 2025USIII · Driver-only1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
May 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Apr 8, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Mar 20, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Mar 13, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Feb 26, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Feb 14, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jan 31, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Jan 8, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXV · Vehicle-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Apr 3, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Mar 25, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Mar 19, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TA
Feb 21, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Feb 15, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/TX
Dec 6, 2023USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184542/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 COMPANY565859Dec 6, 2023Sep 3, 202634TX
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.
87HC5HMX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYSep 3, 2026 → Sep 3, 20261
K184542TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYDec 6, 2023 → Jul 10, 202631
K184542MX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYApr 10, 2026 → Apr 10, 20261
K184542TA—TORNADO BUS COMPANYMar 19, 2024 → Mar 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026