Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Ic Bus PB305

4DRBWAAR89A658002 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 22, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4DRBWAAR89A658002
Make
Ic Bus
Model
PB305
Model year
2009
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
4DR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BWAAR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
658002

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
IC BUS

Prefix basis · 394 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PB305

Prefix basis · 394 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IC BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PB305

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · May 22, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0MICHAELS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 575313ET55K47/CA
May 27, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 26729658AST763/CA
May 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 26729658AST763/CA
May 22, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 26729658AST763/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAELS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC575313Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261CA
SANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS2672965May 22, 2024May 27, 20253CA
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.
ET55K47CA1MICHAELS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
8AST763CASANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSMay 22, 2024May 27, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026