Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33494CC711993 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenSep 27, 2023
US
Last seenJun 15, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33494CC711993
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Coach
Model year
2012
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
711993

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PREVOST

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
H3 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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026NJII · Walk-around0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AK96H/MA
Apr 21, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AK96H/MA
Sep 19, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AL11C/MA
Jul 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AL11C/MA
May 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around2TRI STATE COACHES LLC 420561441349PF/NY
Dec 14, 2024NYII · Walk-around0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 420561441349PF/NY
Oct 28, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 420561441349PF/NY
Aug 16, 2024NYI · Full0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 420561441349PF/NY
Mar 8, 2024NYII · Walk-around0REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD 6890652044PF/NY
Sep 27, 2023USV · Vehicle-only0REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD 68906520444PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRI STATE COACHES LLC4205614Aug 16, 2024Jun 15, 20268NY
REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD689065Sep 27, 2023Mar 8, 20242NY
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.
1AK96HMA1TRI STATE COACHES LLCApr 21, 2026Jun 15, 20262
1AL11CMATRI STATE COACHES LLCJul 13, 2025Sep 19, 20252
41349PFNYTRI STATE COACHES LLCAug 16, 2024May 3, 20254
2044PFNYREGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTDMar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241
20444PFNYREGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTDSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026