Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Blue Bird BB Conventional

1BAKBCBA5EF299994 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 8, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1BAKBCBA5EF299994
Make
Blue Bird
Model
BB Conventional
Model year
2014
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
KBCBA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
299994

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 · 310 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BB Conventional

Prefix basis · 310 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BLUE BIRD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BB Conventional

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
Not established

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 9, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 41574049PDG014/CA
Jan 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 41574049PDG014/CA
Oct 13, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 41574049PDG014/CA
Dec 17, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 41574049PDG014/CA
Jul 16, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 4157404
Aug 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ZUM SERVICES INC 3373523CR49T80/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL4157404Jul 16, 2024Feb 9, 20265CA
ZUM SERVICES INC3373523Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231CA
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.
9PDG014CASILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLDec 17, 2024Feb 9, 20264
CASILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
CR49T80CAZUM SERVICES INCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026