Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Ic Bus PB305

4DRBWAARX5A984250 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 26, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4DRBWAARX5A984250
Make
Ic Bus
Model
PB305
Model year
2005
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
4DR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BWAAR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
984250

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
IC BUS

Prefix basis · 394 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PB305

Prefix basis · 394 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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.

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IC BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PB305

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0RIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28098021190525/CA
Sep 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1RIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28098021190525/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0RIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28098021190525/CA
Apr 3, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSRIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28098021190525/CA
Sep 26, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0RIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 28098021190525/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2809802Sep 26, 2023Apr 10, 20265CA
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.
1190525CARIPON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTSep 26, 2023Apr 10, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026