Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1991 Thomas Built HDX

1T7Y84F20M1167635 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 24, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1T7Y84F20M1167635
Make
Thomas Built
Model
HDX
Model year
1991
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
Y84F2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
167635

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 · 435 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HDX

Prefix basis · 435 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
1991

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
HDX

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
Not established

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1FIRST STUDENT INC 35440676157W2/CA
Apr 21, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3FIRST STUDENT INC 35440676157W2/CA
Mar 12, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 281056276157W2/CA
May 6, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2FIRST STUDENT INC 35440676157W2/CA
Apr 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0FIRST STUDENT INC 35440676157W2/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FIRST STUDENT INC 35440676157W2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST STUDENT INC354406Apr 24, 2024Jul 21, 20265OH
MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2810562Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261CA
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.
76157W2CA1FIRST STUDENT INCApr 24, 2024Jul 21, 20265
76157W2CAMORENO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026