Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33496CC711994 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 14, 2023
NY
Last seenMay 1, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
2PCH33496CC711994
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Coach
Model year
2012
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
711994

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 14, 2023 – May 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 1, 2026NYI · Full0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AK97H/MA
Apr 9, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AK97H/MA
Aug 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AJ94G/MA
Jun 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRI STATE COACHES LLC 42056141AJ94G/MA
May 3, 2024NYII · Walk-around3REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD 68906520183PF/NY
May 2, 2024NYI · Full1REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD 68906520183PF/NY
Jan 19, 2024NYI · Full0REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD 68906520183PF/NY
Sep 14, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD 68906520183PF/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRI STATE COACHES LLC4205614Jun 6, 2025May 1, 20264NY
REGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTD689065Sep 14, 2023May 3, 20244NY
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.
1AK97HMATRI STATE COACHES LLCApr 9, 2026May 1, 20262
1AJ94GMATRI STATE COACHES LLCJun 6, 2025Aug 16, 20252
20183PFNYREGENCY TRANSPORTATION LTDSep 14, 2023May 3, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026