Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Setra S 417 TC

WKKA57PH2C3010115 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 20, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
WKKA57PH2C3010115
Make
Setra
Model
S 417 TC
Model year
2012
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
WKK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A57PH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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
SETRA

Prefix basis · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
S 417 TC

Prefix basis · 12 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SETRA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
S 417 TC

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1VP AD INC 435820012333K4/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1VP AD INC 4358200EP22610/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0VALLEY PRIME CHARTER INC 3914357EP14766/CA
Apr 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0VALLEY PRIME CHARTER INC 3914357EP14766/CA
Jan 23, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0VALLEY PRIME CHARTER INC 3914357EP14766/CA
Sep 20, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0VALLEY PRIME CHARTER INC 3914357EP14766/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VP AD INC4358200Jun 24, 2025Jul 14, 20262CA
VALLEY PRIME CHARTER INC3914357Sep 20, 2023Oct 28, 20244CA
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.
12333K4CA1VP AD INCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
EP22610CAVP AD INCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
EP14766CAVALLEY PRIME CHARTER INCSep 20, 2023Oct 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026