Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 New Flyer Transit Bus

5FYD2LL03VU017948 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 12, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5FYD2LL03VU017948
Make
New Flyer
Model
Transit Bus
Model year
1997
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
D2LL0

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
017948

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NEW FLYER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Transit Bus

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 12, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026CAI · Full1SCREAMLINE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 581930Z081711/UT
Aug 20, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0STARLINE TOURS OF HOLLYWOOD INC 2728609Z081711/UT
Aug 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only5OOSSTARLINE TOURS OF HOLLYWOOD INC 2728609Z081711/UT
Sep 12, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2STARLINE TOURS OF HOLLYWOOD INC 2728609Z081711/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCREAMLINE INVESTMENT CORPORATION581930Aug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261CA
STARLINE TOURS OF HOLLYWOOD INC2728609Sep 12, 2023Aug 20, 20253CA
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.
Z081711UT1SCREAMLINE INVESTMENT CORPORATIONAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261
Z081711UTSTARLINE TOURS OF HOLLYWOOD INCSep 12, 2023Aug 20, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026