Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Thomas Built MVP-ER (Engine Rear)

1T7HT4B2X21112997 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 22, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7HT4B2X21112997
Make
Thomas Built
Model
MVP-ER (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 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
112997

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
2002

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 · Feb 22, 2024 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0MENDOTA UNIFIED SCHOOL 26457291069655/CA
Feb 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0MENDOTA UNIFIED SCHOOL 26457291069655/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0MENDOTA UNIFIED SCHOOL 26457291069655/CA
Feb 22, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0MENDOTA UNIFIED SCHOOL 26457291069655/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENDOTA UNIFIED SCHOOL2645729Feb 22, 2024Feb 24, 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.
1069655CAMENDOTA UNIFIED SCHOOLFeb 22, 2024Feb 24, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026