Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 International 3800

1HVBBAAMXTH328200 · Incomplete - School Bus Chassis · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 14, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1HVBBAAMXTH328200
Make
International
Model
3800
Model year
1996
Body class
Incomplete - School Bus Chassis
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
1HV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BBAAM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
328200

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
INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3800

Prefix basis · 246 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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
3800

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - School Bus Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2THERMALITO UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 26586091468714/CA
Feb 19, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0THERMALITO UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 26586091468714/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BANGOR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 2810309E030296/CA
Aug 24, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0BANGOR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 2810309E030296/CA
Jun 14, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2BANGOR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 2810309E030296/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THERMALITO UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT2658609Feb 19, 2026Apr 9, 20262CA
BANGOR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT2810309Jun 14, 2023Jul 30, 20243CA
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.
1468714CATHERMALITO UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTFeb 19, 2026Apr 9, 20262
E030296CABANGOR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTJun 14, 2023Jul 30, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026