Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ic Bus PC505

5WEASAAN3FH517542 · Incomplete - Commercial Bus Chassis · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 1, 2023
NY
Last seenAug 6, 2026
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5WEASAAN3FH517542
Make
Ic Bus
Model
PC505
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Commercial Bus Chassis
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
5WE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ASAAN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
517542

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PC505

Prefix basis · 5 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
PC505

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Commercial Bus Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 1, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026MAV · Vehicle-only0CHATHAM VALET INC 4178305BU12AWE/MA
Jul 23, 2026MAV · Vehicle-only1OOSCHATHAM VALET INC 4178305BU12AWE/MA
Jul 27, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INC 64901442635BB/NY
Jul 25, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INC 64901442635BB/NY
Jul 3, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0NIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INC 64901442635BB/NY
Jul 13, 2023NYII · Walk-around0NIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INC 64901442635BB/NY
Jul 1, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0NIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INC 64901442635BB/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHATHAM VALET INC4178305Jul 23, 2026Aug 6, 20262MA
NIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INC649014Jul 1, 2023Jul 27, 20245NY
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.
BU12AWEMA1CHATHAM VALET INCJul 23, 2026Aug 6, 20262
42635BBNYNIAGARA MAJESTIC TOURS INCJul 1, 2023Jul 27, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026