Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Motor Coach Industries J4500

1M83JMPA32P061841 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seenOct 17, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M83JMPA32P061841
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2002
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1M8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3JMPA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
061841

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
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 22 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
J4500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026TXI · Full4DISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
Jun 4, 2026TXI · Full4OOSDISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
May 14, 2026ARII · Walk-around9OOSDISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
May 11, 2026TXI · Full4DISCOVERY NORTE 4253205K127323/TX
Feb 17, 2026TXI · Full17OOSA-Z DREAM INC 4369804K127323/TX
Jun 6, 2024TXI · Full2AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
Dec 4, 2023TXI · Full0AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
Nov 27, 2023TXI · Full0AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
Nov 25, 2023TXI · Full1OOSAUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
Nov 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSAUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
Oct 20, 2023TXI · Full2OOSAUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
Oct 17, 2023TXI · Full2AUTOBUSES MARES INC 2186250K127323/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DISCOVERY NORTE4253205May 11, 2026Jun 25, 20264AZ
A-Z DREAM INC4369804Feb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261MA
AUTOBUSES MARES INC2186250Oct 17, 2023Jun 6, 20247TX
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.
K127323TX1DISCOVERY NORTEMay 11, 2026Jun 25, 20264
K127323TX1A-Z DREAM INCFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
K127323TXAUTOBUSES MARES INCOct 17, 2023Jun 6, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026