Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Thomas Built ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR)

1T75U4F2921112905 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 8, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 21, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1T75U4F2921112905
Make
Thomas Built
Model
ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR)
Model year
2002
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1T7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5U4F2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
112905

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
THOMAS BUILT

Prefix basis · 54 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR)

Prefix basis · 54 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
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School 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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Feb 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 21, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1BELL TRANSPORTATION LLC 32677758WZZX222/CA
Mar 22, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1BELL TRANSPORTATION LLC 32677758WZX222/CA
Aug 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2SCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INC 33451458WZX222/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BELL TRANSPORTATION LLC3267775Mar 22, 2024Feb 21, 20252CA
SCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INC3345145Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231CA
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.
8WZZX222CABELL TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 21, 2025Feb 21, 20251
8WZX222CABELL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241
8WZX222CASCHOOL ZONE TRANSPORTATION INCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026