Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JMNA4MW069926 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 31, 2024
OH
Last seenJan 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
2MG3JMNA4MW069926
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2021
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
3JMNA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
069926

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 · 131 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 131 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
2021

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 · Jan 31, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0STARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 3509537EP23598/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0STARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 3509537EP23598/CA
Apr 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0STARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 3509537EP23598/CA
Apr 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0STARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 3509537EP23598/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0STARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 3509537W911235/CA
Jan 31, 2024OHV · Vehicle-only0BARONS BUS INC 2340455PWP7669/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC3509537Dec 12, 2024Jan 15, 20265CA
BARONS BUS INC2340455Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241OH
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.
EP23598CASTARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCApr 22, 2025Jan 15, 20264
W911235CASTARKS ENTERPRISES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
PWP7669OHBARONS BUS INCJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026