Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JMNA6MW069927 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 14, 2024
OH
Last seenMar 5, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
2MG3JMNA6MW069927
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
069927

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 · Feb 14, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0RICHFIELD BUS COMPANY 7554520256PBA/MN
Jun 4, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0RICHFIELD BUS COMPANY 7554520256PBA/MN
Apr 10, 2025MNI · Full0RICHFIELD BUS COMPANY 7554520256PBA/MN
Mar 11, 2025USV · Vehicle-only0RICHFIELD BUS COMPANY 7554520256PBA/MN
May 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around0BARONS BUS INC 2340455PWP7670/OH
Feb 14, 2024OHV · Vehicle-only0BARONS BUS INC 2340455PWP7670/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHFIELD BUS COMPANY755452Mar 11, 2025Mar 5, 20264MN
BARONS BUS INC2340455Feb 14, 2024May 9, 20242OH
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.
0256PBAMNRICHFIELD BUS COMPANYMar 11, 2025Mar 5, 20264
PWP7670OHBARONS BUS INCFeb 14, 2024May 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026