Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JM8A8GW067418 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 28, 2023
NY
Last seenJul 24, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
2MG3JM8A8GW067418
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
067418

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 28, 2023 – Jul 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0—DC LUXURY COACH LLC 2801313052P29/MD
Mar 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around0—DC LUXURY COACH LLC 2801313052P29/MD
Sep 28, 2023NYII · Walk-around0—TRANS-BRIDGE LINES INC 9100MT46362/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DC LUXURY COACH LLC2801313Mar 23, 2025Jul 24, 20252MD
TRANS-BRIDGE LINES INC9100Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231PA
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.
052P29MD—DC LUXURY COACH LLCMar 23, 2025 → Jul 24, 20252
MT46362PA—TRANS-BRIDGE LINES INCSep 28, 2023 → Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026