Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1991 International 3800

1HVBBNHN0MH309842 · Incomplete - School Bus Chassis · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 22, 2024
CO
Last seenMay 5, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1HVBBNHN0MH309842
Make
International
Model
3800
Model year
1991
Body class
Incomplete - School Bus Chassis
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 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
1HV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BBNHN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
309842

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3800

Prefix basis · 3 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
1991

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 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 · May 22, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026COV · Vehicle-only0NOAH'S ARK ADVENTURE CO LLC 4300489BYJY39/CO
May 21, 2025COV · Vehicle-only0NOAH'S ARK ADVENTURE CO LLC 4300489BYJY39/CO
May 22, 2024COV · Vehicle-only1OOSNOAHS ARK ADVENTURE CO 890965BYJY39/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NOAH'S ARK ADVENTURE CO LLC4300489May 21, 2025May 5, 20262CO
NOAHS ARK ADVENTURE CO890965May 22, 2024May 22, 20241CO
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.
BYJY39CONOAH'S ARK ADVENTURE CO LLCMay 21, 2025May 5, 20262
BYJY39CONOAHS ARK ADVENTURE COMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026