Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Thomas Built HDX

1T7YU4C2161271425 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 20, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 12, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T7YU4C2161271425
Make
Thomas Built
Model
HDX
Model year
2006
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
YU4C2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
271425

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 · 117 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HDX

Prefix basis · 117 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
2006

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
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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Nov 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 12, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
Oct 16, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only3DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
Nov 26, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
Nov 20, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
Oct 17, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only3DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
Oct 20, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
Oct 20, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0DUNN SCHOOL 26188665RKN190/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DUNN SCHOOL2618866Oct 20, 2023Nov 12, 20257CA
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.
5RKN190CADUNN SCHOOLOct 20, 2023Nov 12, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026