Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Motor Coach Industries 102D3 Intercity/D4000

1M8SDMTA7VP049821 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 9, 2024
NY
Last seenJun 12, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1M8SDMTA7VP049821
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
102D3 Intercity/D4000
Model year
1997
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
SDMTA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
049821

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
102D3 Intercity/D4000

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Mar 9, 2024 – Jun 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1BULLDOG EXPRESS LLC 2591688PQN604/IA
May 3, 2025IAII · Walk-around6BULLDOG EXPRESS LLC 2591688
Aug 5, 2024NYV · Vehicle-only0HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC 248789739147PF/NY
Mar 9, 2024NYII · Walk-around0HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC 248789739147PF/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BULLDOG EXPRESS LLC2591688May 3, 2025Jun 12, 20252IA
HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC2487897Mar 9, 2024Aug 5, 20242NY
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.
PQN604IABULLDOG EXPRESS LLCJun 12, 2025Jun 12, 20251
OTBULLDOG EXPRESS LLCMay 3, 2025May 3, 20251
39147PFNYHALE'S BUS GARAGE LLCMar 9, 2024Aug 5, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026