Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Motor Coach Industries D4505

1M86DMBAXJP015031 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenSep 14, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 13, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 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
1M86DMBAXJP015031
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
D4505
Model year
2018
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
6DMBA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
015031

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 · 123 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
D4505

Prefix basis · 123 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
D4505

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026USI · Full1LANSDOWNE COACH LLC 2996906P164231/VA
May 23, 2025NYI · Full3OOSLANSDOWNE COACH LLC 2996906P164231/VA
Sep 14, 2023TNI · Full5OOSDELTA BUS LINES INC 264029A453347/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LANSDOWNE COACH LLC2996906May 23, 2025May 13, 20262VA
DELTA BUS LINES INC264029Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231MS
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.
P164231VALANSDOWNE COACH LLCMay 23, 2025May 13, 20262
A453347MSDELTA BUS LINES INCSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026