Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH33491HC713515 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 4, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
2PCH33491HC713515
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2017
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
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
2PC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
713515

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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 4, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0TRANSTERRA INC 3106468EP20869/CA
Jan 21, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SUN CHARTER INC 3789033EP15763/CA
Jun 26, 2024USV · Vehicle-only1SUN CHARTER INC 3789033EP15763/CA
Jan 25, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SUN CHARTER INC 3789033EP15763/CA
Sep 28, 2023AZI · Full7SUN CHARTER INC 3789033EP15763/CA
Aug 11, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SUN CHARTER INC 3789033EP15763/CA
Aug 4, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SUN CHARTER INC 3789033EP15763/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSTERRA INC3106468Jan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261CA
SUN CHARTER INC3789033Aug 4, 2023Jan 21, 20256CA
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.
EP20869CATRANSTERRA INCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
EP15763CASUN CHARTER INCAug 4, 2023Jan 21, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026