Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Blue Bird TC2000

1BAANBMA3WF079541 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 3, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 4, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1BAANBMA3WF079541
Make
Blue Bird
Model
TC2000
Model year
1998
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1BA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ANBMA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
079541

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
BLUE BIRD

Prefix basis · 89 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TC2000

Prefix basis · 89 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BLUE BIRD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TC2000

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Jan 3, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY STARS LLC 43918548YUF448/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY STARS LLC 43918548YUF448/CA
Aug 1, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY STARS LLC 43918548YUF448/CA
May 30, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only2SCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INC 33451458YUF448/CA
Jan 3, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INC 33451458YUF448/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY STARS LLC4391854Aug 1, 2025Aug 4, 20263CA
SCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INC3345145Jan 3, 2024May 30, 20242CA
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.
8YUF448CA1ACADEMY STARS LLCAug 1, 2025Aug 4, 20263
8YUF448CASCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INCJan 3, 2024May 30, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026