Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Lion LIONC (V2)

2A9CP2118KJ198382 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 18, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 9, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2A9CP2118KJ198382
Make
Lion
Model
LIONC (V2)
Model year
2019
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
2A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CP211

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
198382

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
LION

Prefix basis · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LIONC (V2)

Prefix basis · 34 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LION

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LIONC (V2)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 26580641586802/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 26580641586802/CA
Dec 3, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 26580641586802/CA
Mar 4, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 26580641586802/CA
Dec 18, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 26580641586802/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT2658064Dec 18, 2023Mar 9, 20265CA
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.
1586802CARESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTDec 18, 2023Mar 9, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026