Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Irizar Gamma

VS96AD228J1016018 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 13, 2023
US
Last seenJun 11, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
VS96AD228J1016018
Make
Irizar
Model
Gamma
Model year
2018
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
VS9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
6AD22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
IRIZAR

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Gamma

Prefix basis · 30 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IRIZAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Gamma

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026USI · Full2AUTOBUSES IMPERIO PLUS LLC 31503602MBP405/TX
Jun 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0AUTOBUSES IMPERIO PLUS LLC 31503602MBP405/TX
Jun 5, 2026USI · Full3OOSAUTOBUSES IMPERIO PLUS LLC 31503602MBP405/TX
Dec 19, 2023USV · Vehicle-only0AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC 3464351Z085023/UT
Dec 13, 2023USV · Vehicle-only3OOSAMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC 3464351Z085023/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTOBUSES IMPERIO PLUS LLC3150360Jun 5, 2026Jun 11, 20263TX
AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC3464351Dec 13, 2023Dec 19, 20232TX
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.
2MBP405TXAUTOBUSES IMPERIO PLUS LLCJun 5, 2026Jun 11, 20263
Z085023UTAMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026