Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Motor Coach Industries 102EL3 Intercity/E4500

2MGTRMHA79W065171 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 23, 2023
OH
Last seenSep 20, 2024
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
2MGTRMHA79W065171
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
102EL3 Intercity/E4500
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
TRMHA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
065171

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
102EL3 Intercity/E4500

Prefix basis · 4 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 · Sep 23, 2023 – Sep 20, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 20, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0—A LA CARTE TRANSPORTATION INC 3715545051P80/VA
Apr 26, 2024MDIII · Driver-only2—A LA CARTE TRANSPORTATION INC 3715545051P80/MD
Sep 23, 2023OHII · Walk-around1—BUCKEYE COACH LLC 976341049P71/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A LA CARTE TRANSPORTATION INC3715545Apr 26, 2024Sep 20, 20242VA
BUCKEYE COACH LLC976341Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 20231OH
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.
051P80VA—A LA CARTE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 20, 2024 → Sep 20, 20241
051P80MD—A LA CARTE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 26, 2024 → Apr 26, 20241
049P71MD—BUCKEYE COACH LLCSep 23, 2023 → Sep 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026