Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Blue Bird BB Conventional

1BAKGCPA5GF324051 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 6, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
1BAKGCPA5GF324051
Make
Blue Bird
Model
BB Conventional
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
KGCPA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
324051

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 · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BB Conventional

Prefix basis · 224 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
2016

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
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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 9, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0CERTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 62820212618J4/CA
Nov 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0AEROCOACH TRANSPORTATION LLC 2734156EG47A04/CA
Nov 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0CERTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 628202EG47A04/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KLUB PARTNERSHIP L P 260039842006M3/CA
Sep 12, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KLUB PARTNERSHIP L P 260039842006M3/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KLUB PARTNERSHIP L P 260039842006M3/CA
Sep 6, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0KIDS KLUB PARTNERSHIP L P 260039842006M3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC628202Nov 3, 2025Feb 9, 20262CA
AEROCOACH TRANSPORTATION LLC2734156Nov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251CA
KIDS KLUB PARTNERSHIP L P2600398Sep 6, 2023Jun 4, 20254CA
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.
12618J4CACERTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCFeb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261
EG47A04CACERTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
EG47A04CAAEROCOACH TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
42006M3CAKIDS KLUB PARTNERSHIP L PSep 6, 2023Jun 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026