Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH33490LC720836 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 24
First seenAug 29, 2023
US
Last seenJul 9, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33490LC720836
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2020
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
H3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
720836

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
H3 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 29, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Apr 28, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Apr 13, 2026USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Jan 26, 2026USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Nov 19, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Oct 24, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Sep 12, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Aug 27, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Aug 12, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Jul 1, 2025USI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180501/TX
Apr 24, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Apr 15, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Apr 9, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Mar 19, 2025TXI · Full2TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Oct 31, 2024USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K188501/TX
May 22, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K161891/TX
Apr 2, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K161891/TX
Mar 19, 2024USI · Full1OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K161891/TA
Feb 27, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585984HA2X/MX
Jan 4, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K161891/TX
Nov 10, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K161891/TX
Sep 13, 2023USIII · Driver-only1OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K161891/TX
Aug 29, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585984HA2X/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO BUS COMPANY565859Aug 29, 2023Jul 9, 202624TX
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.
K188501TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYJun 12, 2024Jul 9, 202615
K180501TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
K161891TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYSep 13, 2023May 22, 20245
K161891TATORNADO BUS COMPANYMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
84HA2XMXTORNADO BUS COMPANYAug 29, 2023Feb 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026