Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Motor Coach Industries 102DL3 Intercity/D4500

1M8PDMBA9HP014242 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 24, 2024
NJ
Last seenApr 14, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1M8PDMBA9HP014242
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500
Model year
2017
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
PDMBA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
014242

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 · 236 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500

Prefix basis · 236 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
102DL3 Intercity/D4500

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 · Jul 24, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026USV · Vehicle-only1OBC LINES LLC 4257951AZ744R/NJ
Jun 19, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LINES LLC 4257883AZ744R/NJ
Jul 24, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0COMMUNITY TRANSIT LINES INC 168076AT100N/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OBC LINES LLC4257951Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261NJ
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LINES LLC4257883Jun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251NJ
COMMUNITY TRANSIT LINES INC168076Jul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241NJ
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.
AZ744RNJOBC LINES LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
AZ744RNJCOMMUNITY TRANSPORT LINES LLCJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
AT100NNJCOMMUNITY TRANSIT LINES INCJul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026