Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JMHAXAW065628 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 14, 2023
AL
Last seenOct 15, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
2MG3JMHAXAW065628
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2010
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
3JMHA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1980 or 2010

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

North American serial sequence
065628

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 · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 38 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
2010

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
J4500

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
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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025USV · Vehicle-only0DIAMOND RAM INC 758423PXA4953/OH
May 23, 2025OHI · Full0DIAMOND RAM INC 758423PXA4953/OH
May 6, 2025OHV · Vehicle-only0DIAMOND RAM INC 758423PXA4953/OH
May 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around0DIAMOND RAM INC 75842318858G/VA
Mar 18, 2024OHV · Vehicle-only1DIAMOND RAM INC 75842318858G/VA
Jun 14, 2023ALV · Vehicle-only0SOUTHERN COACHES INC 4301451190841/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIAMOND RAM INC758423Mar 18, 2024Oct 15, 20255OH
SOUTHERN COACHES INC430145Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231AL
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.
PXA4953OHDIAMOND RAM INCMay 6, 2025Oct 15, 20253
18858GVADIAMOND RAM INCMar 18, 2024May 9, 20242
1190841ALSOUTHERN COACHES INCJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026