Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Thomas Built MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

1T7HT4B2231124191 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 15, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7HT4B2231124191
Make
Thomas Built
Model
MVP-ER (Engine Rear)
Model year
2003
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
HT4B2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
124191

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 · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

Prefix basis · 163 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MVP-ER (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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 15, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2LCM BUS SERVICE INC 33605768YTE537/CA
Feb 3, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3LCM BUS SERVICE INC 33605768YTE537/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0LCM BUS SERVICE INC 33605768YTE537/CA
Jul 15, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only4OOSLCM BUS SERVICE INC 33605768YTE537/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LCM BUS SERVICE INC3360576Jul 15, 2024Jul 7, 20264CA
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.
8YTE537CA1LCM BUS SERVICE INCJul 15, 2024Jul 7, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026