Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2013 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JM8A4DW066343 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 4, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2MG3JM8A4DW066343
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2013
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
2MG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3JM8A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
066343

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
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 337 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 337 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.

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 4, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—SUPERB LINE 4117853EP16477/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2—SUPERB LINE 4117853EP16477/CA
May 14, 2024CAI · Full0—SUPERB LINE 4117853EP16477/CA
Apr 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—SUPERB LINE 4117853EP16477/CA
Dec 5, 2023USV · Vehicle-only2OOSSALVADOR GALVAN 2997436EP16580/CA
Oct 4, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2—SALVADOR GALVAN 2997436EP16580/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERB LINE4117853Apr 2, 2024Jan 13, 20264CA
SALVADOR GALVAN2997436Oct 4, 2023Dec 5, 20232CA
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.
EP16477CA—SUPERB LINEApr 2, 2024 → Jan 13, 20264
EP16580CA—SALVADOR GALVANOct 4, 2023 → Dec 5, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026