Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Volvo B13R

3CEU3W521T5220230 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
3 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 9, 2025
US
Last seenJan 13, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CEU3W521T5220230
Make
Volvo
Model
B13R
Model year
2026
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
U3W52

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
220230

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 · 54 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
B13R

Prefix basis · 54 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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
B13R

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 · Oct 9, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full1TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 46728355HA5L/MX
Oct 20, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 46728355HA5L/MX
Oct 17, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 46728355HA5L/MX
Oct 15, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 46728355HA5L/MX
Oct 9, 2025USI · Full0TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED 46728355HA5L/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATED467283Oct 9, 2025Jan 13, 20265TX
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.
55HA5LMXTRANSPORTES CHAVEZ INCORPORATEDOct 9, 2025Jan 13, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026