Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo BXXR

3CET2P521J5188817 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJan 26, 2024
US
Last seenApr 1, 2025
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CET2P521J5188817
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2018
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
3CE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2P52

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
188817

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.

Make
VOLVO

Prefix basis · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BXXR

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

  • 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 · Jan 26, 2024 – Apr 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707152RB70/MX
Mar 3, 2025USI · Full1OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 327707152RB7D/SL
Mar 8, 2024TXI · Full0TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707174M472M/TX
Feb 27, 2024USII · Walk-around0TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707152RB7D/MX
Jan 26, 2024USI · Full5OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 327707152RB7D/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURISTICA MERLO INC3277071Jan 26, 2024Apr 1, 20255TX
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.
52RB70MXTURISTICA MERLO INCApr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251
52RB7DSLTURISTICA MERLO INCMar 3, 2025Mar 3, 20251
74M472MTXTURISTICA MERLO INCMar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241
52RB7DMXTURISTICA MERLO INCJan 26, 2024Feb 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026