Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH33493RC721696 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 24
First seenDec 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 13, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
2PCH33493RC721696
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2024
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
721696

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
2024

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2026USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 26, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 14, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 12, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 8, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Apr 24, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Mar 26, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Mar 20, 2026USI · Full0AUTOBUSES EJECUTIVOS LLC 1044521K184541/TX
Feb 17, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 5658591484541/TX
Jan 21, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Dec 25, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Nov 5, 2025USI · Full2OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Aug 1, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 8, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Mar 11, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Feb 11, 2025TXI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Dec 4, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Oct 21, 2024USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Sep 10, 2024TXI · Full1OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 17, 2024USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
May 13, 2024USII · Walk-around0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Mar 26, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Jan 9, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K184541/TX
Dec 13, 2023TXI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859184541/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO BUS COMPANY565859Dec 13, 2023Jun 13, 202623TX
AUTOBUSES EJECUTIVOS LLC1044521Mar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261TX
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.
K184541TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYJan 9, 2024Jun 13, 202621
K184541TXAUTOBUSES EJECUTIVOS LLCMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
1484541TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
184541TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026