Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Thomas Built MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

1T7HT4B28Y1085226 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1T7HT4B28Y1085226
Make
Thomas Built
Model
MVP-ER (Engine Rear)
Model year
2000
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
085226

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
2000

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26711221053677/CA
Jun 18, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26711221053677/CA
Jun 12, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26711221053677/CA
Feb 12, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1OAK GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT 26679321045213/CA
Jun 13, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSGOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26711221053677/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2671122Jun 13, 2023Jul 20, 20264CA
OAK GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT2667932Feb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1053677CA1GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTJun 13, 2023Jul 20, 20264
1045213CAOAK GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICTFeb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026