Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Volvo BXXR

3CET2S225D5156190 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenFeb 28, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 2, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CET2S225D5156190
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2013
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
3CE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2S22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
156190

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 · 114 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 114 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
2013

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 · Feb 28, 2025 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026LAII · Walk-around8OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 3277071U43394/TX
May 6, 2026TXI · Full3OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 3277071U43394/TX
Feb 26, 2026USI · Full4TURISTICA MERLO INC 3277071U43394/TX
Jan 9, 2026USI · Full7OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 3277071U43394/TX
Jul 30, 2025TXI · Full2TURISTICA MERLO INC 3277071U43394/TX
May 14, 2025USI · Full1TURISTICA MERLO INC 3277071U43394/TX
Apr 11, 2025USI · Full3OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 327707127RC5H/MX
Feb 28, 2025TXI · Full2TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707127RC5H/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 INC3277071Feb 28, 2025Jul 2, 20268TX
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.
U43394TX1TURISTICA MERLO INCMay 14, 2025Jul 2, 20266
27RC5HMXTURISTICA MERLO INCFeb 28, 2025Apr 11, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026