Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Volvo BXXR

3CET2S226D5160989 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 28, 2023
HI
Last seenJan 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CET2S226D5160989
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2013
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
T2S22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
160989

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 28, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0TRANSTERRA INC 3106468EP20855/CA
Aug 14, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0TRANSTERRA INC 3106468EP20855/CA
Dec 30, 2024USI · Full0TRANSTERRA INC 3106468EP20855/CA
Aug 26, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0TRANSTERRA INC 3106468EP20855/CA
Jul 28, 2023HIII · Walk-around0POLYNESIAN ADVENTURE TOURS LLC 1660739WFP871/HI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSTERRA INC3106468Aug 26, 2024Jan 12, 20264CA
POLYNESIAN ADVENTURE TOURS LLC1660739Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231HI
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.
EP20855CATRANSTERRA INCAug 26, 2024Jan 12, 20264
WFP871HIPOLYNESIAN ADVENTURE TOURS LLCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026