Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ic Bus PB305

4DRBWAARXFB517423 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 26, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
4DRBWAARXFB517423
Make
Ic Bus
Model
PB305
Model year
2015
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
4DR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BWAAR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
517423

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
2015

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
Jan 7, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1FIRST STUDENT INC 3544061452697/CA
Jan 8, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
Jan 11, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
Dec 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
Jul 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
Jul 26, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 26660871452697/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT2666087Jul 26, 2023Jun 24, 20267CA
FIRST STUDENT INC354406Jun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251OH
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.
1452697CA1SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICTJul 26, 2023Jun 24, 20267
1452697CAFIRST STUDENT INCJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026