Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Prevost X3 Passenger Coach

2PCG33495GC736046 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenSep 13, 2024
NY
Last seenJun 20, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCG33495GC736046
Make
Prevost
Model
X3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
2PC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
G3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
736046

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PREVOST

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
X3 Passenger Coach

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 13, 2024 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0SM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 2307180BP3949/ON
Aug 25, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1SM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 2307180AZ674A/NJ
Jul 9, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Apr 17, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Jan 10, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Dec 5, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Dec 4, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Dec 3, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Oct 13, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
Sep 13, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD 4021938AZ674A/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SM TRANSNATIONAL LTD2307180Aug 25, 2025Jun 20, 20262ON
RM TRANSNATIONAL LTD4021938Sep 13, 2024Jul 9, 20258NJ
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.
BP3949ON1SM TRANSNATIONAL LTDJun 20, 2026Jun 20, 20261
AZ674ANJSM TRANSNATIONAL LTDAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
AZ674ANJRM TRANSNATIONAL LTDSep 13, 2024Jul 9, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026