Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Prevost H3 Coach

2PCH33497GC713226 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections29
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 29
First seenAug 14, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 13, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33497GC713226
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Coach
Model year
2016
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
713226

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2023 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Mar 12, 2026USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K18094/TX
Dec 16, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Dec 2, 2025TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Nov 26, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Nov 7, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K18094/TX
Nov 3, 2025USI · Full2TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Sep 30, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178485/TX
Aug 7, 2025USI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Jul 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K18094/MX
May 6, 2025USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Apr 25, 2025USI · Full3TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K18094/TX
Mar 10, 2025USI · Full2TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Mar 5, 2025USI · Full2TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K18094/TX
Jan 24, 2025USI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Jan 8, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Oct 3, 2024USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Sep 26, 2024USI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Jun 5, 2024USI · Full0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
May 20, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Mar 29, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Mar 26, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Mar 15, 2024USI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Jan 9, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Dec 15, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Nov 29, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Oct 11, 2023TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Sep 15, 2023TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180942/TX
Aug 14, 2023TXI · Full1TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178485/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO BUS COMPANY565859Aug 14, 2023Apr 13, 202629TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
K180942TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYSep 15, 2023Apr 13, 202622
K18094TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYMar 5, 2025Mar 12, 20264
K178485TXTORNADO BUS COMPANYAug 14, 2023Sep 30, 20252
K18094MXTORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026