Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 New Flyer Low Floor

5FYC4FP145C029381 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 25, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 3, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5FYC4FP145C029381
Make
New Flyer
Model
Low Floor
Model year
2005
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5FY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C4FP1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
029381

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NEW FLYER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Low Floor

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

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 25, 2023 – Sep 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0BILLS BUS INC 268037839745P3/CA
Nov 21, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BILLS BUS INC 268037839745P3/CA
Mar 11, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BILLS BUS INC 268037839745P3/CA
Jan 24, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only2BILLS BUS INC 268037839745P3/CA
Dec 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1BILLS BUS INC 268037839745P3/CA
Jul 25, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0BILLS BUS INC 268037839745P3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BILLS BUS INC2680378Jul 25, 2023Sep 3, 20256CA
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.
39745P3CABILLS BUS INCJul 25, 2023Sep 3, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026