Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Prevost X3 Passenger Coach

2PCG33496LC736583 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 29, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
2PCG33496LC736583
Make
Prevost
Model
X3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2020
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
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
2PC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
G3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
736583

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
2020

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
Not established

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 · Jul 29, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026CTIII · Driver-only2PASSENGER BUS CORPORATION 58457520318PF/NY
Dec 4, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0PASSENGER BUS CORPORATION 58457520318PF/NY
Oct 15, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0PASSENGER BUS CORPORATION 58457520318PF/NY
Oct 12, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0PASSENGER BUS CORPORATION 58457520318PF/NY
Aug 24, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0ADIRONDACK TRANSIT LINES INC 11739520318PF/NY
Jul 29, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0PASSENGER BUS CORPORATION 58457520318PF/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PASSENGER BUS CORPORATION584575Jul 29, 2023May 21, 20265NY
ADIRONDACK TRANSIT LINES INC117395Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 20241NY
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.
20318PFNYPASSENGER BUS CORPORATIONJul 29, 2023May 21, 20265
20318PFNYADIRONDACK TRANSIT LINES INCAug 24, 2024Aug 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026