Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33495GC713354 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 20, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 2, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
2PCH33495GC713354
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Coach
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
713354

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
2016

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 · Jun 20, 2024 – Feb 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 2, 2026CAI · Full4OOSAVALON TRANSPORTATION LLC 911905EP23569/CA
Oct 6, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0AVALON TRANSPORTATION LLC 911905EP23569/CA
Jan 7, 2025CAI · Full0AVALON TRANSPORTATION LLC 911905EP23569/CA
Sep 13, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0AVALON TRANSPORTATION LLC 911905NO PLATE/CA
Jun 20, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2652370P1039245/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVALON TRANSPORTATION LLC911905Sep 13, 2024Feb 2, 20264CA
ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2652370Jun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241CA
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.
EP23569CAAVALON TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 7, 2025Feb 2, 20263
NO PLATECAAVALON TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 13, 2024Sep 13, 20241
P1039245ILELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026