Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Motor Coach Industries 102EL3 Intercity/E4500

2MGTRMBA5BW065801 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 27, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
2MGTRMBA5BW065801
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
102EL3 Intercity/E4500
Model year
2011
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
TRMBA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
065801

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
102EL3 Intercity/E4500

Prefix basis · 10 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
2011

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
102EL3 Intercity/E4500

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0MT LASSEN MOTOR TRANSIT INC 105566EP26179/CA
Feb 25, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0MT LASSEN MOTOR TRANSIT INC 105566EP14126/CA
Jan 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SUPERB LINE 4117853EP14126/CA
Feb 5, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1SUPERB LINE 4117853EP14126/CA
Dec 5, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ROYAL COACH TOURS 164777CP75555/CA
Apr 9, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ROYAL COACH TOURS 164777CP75555/CA
Jul 27, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ROYAL COACH TOURS 164777CP75555/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MT LASSEN MOTOR TRANSIT INC105566Feb 25, 2026Mar 10, 20262CA
SUPERB LINE4117853Feb 5, 2025Jan 13, 20262CA
ROYAL COACH TOURS164777Jul 27, 2023Dec 5, 20243CA
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.
EP26179CAMT LASSEN MOTOR TRANSIT INCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
EP14126CAMT LASSEN MOTOR TRANSIT INCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
EP14126CASUPERB LINEFeb 5, 2025Jan 13, 20262
CP75555CAROYAL COACH TOURSJul 27, 2023Dec 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026