Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JMEA19W065355 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 10, 2023
US
Last seenOct 15, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
2MG3JMEA19W065355
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2009
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
3JMEA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
065355

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 · 50 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 50 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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025SCI · Full0—PRESTIGE TOURS 2893092BC10041/SC
Nov 17, 2023GAII · Walk-around0—FIRST CLASS MOTOR COACH LLC 3512468BC7738/SC
Aug 10, 2023USV · Vehicle-only1—FIRST CLASS MOTOR COACH LLC 3512468BU33851/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRESTIGE TOURS2893092Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251SC
FIRST CLASS MOTOR COACH LLC3512468Aug 10, 2023Nov 17, 20232SC
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.
BC10041SC—PRESTIGE TOURSOct 15, 2025 → Oct 15, 20251
BC7738SC—FIRST CLASS MOTOR COACH LLCNov 17, 2023 → Nov 17, 20231
BU33851SC—FIRST CLASS MOTOR COACH LLCAug 10, 2023 → Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026