Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo BXXR

3CET2V228G5178545 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenOct 29, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 28, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3CET2V228G5178545
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
T2V22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
178545

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 · 130 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 130 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
2016

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 · Oct 29, 2023 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025USI · Full2TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Jan 1, 2024TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Dec 23, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Dec 12, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Dec 8, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Dec 3, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Nov 30, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Nov 25, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Nov 13, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Nov 6, 2023TXI · Full2OOSNORTENO EXPRESS LLC 2929080T85918/TX
Nov 6, 2023TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
Oct 29, 2023TXI · Full3TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 467283T85918/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED467283Oct 29, 2023Jul 28, 202512TX
NORTENO EXPRESS LLC2929080Nov 6, 2023Nov 6, 20231TX
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.
T85918TXTRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATEDOct 29, 2023Jul 28, 202512
T85918TXNORTENO EXPRESS LLCNov 6, 2023Nov 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026