Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Van Hool Commuter Coach

YE2XC82B2J3081169 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 16
First seenOct 13, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 25, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
YE2XC82B2J3081169
Make
Van Hool
Model
Commuter Coach
Model year
2018
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
YE2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XC82B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
VAN HOOL

Prefix basis · 159 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Commuter Coach

Prefix basis · 159 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
VAN HOOL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Commuter Coach

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 · Oct 13, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
May 15, 2026NYI · Full0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Apr 22, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Jul 14, 2025CTIII · Driver-only2CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Jul 6, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Jun 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Sep 16, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Sep 11, 2024NJI · Full0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Sep 2, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Jul 29, 2024NYI · Full0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Jul 3, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Jun 25, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
May 31, 2024NYI · Full3CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY1824/NJ
Mar 21, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CHARMING TOURS INC 4093612AY182Y/NJ
Dec 14, 2023VAV · Vehicle-only0DC TRAILS INC 936876037P54/MD
Oct 13, 2023MDV · Vehicle-only0DC TRAILS INC 936876037P54/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHARMING TOURS INC4093612Mar 21, 2024May 25, 202614NJ
DC TRAILS INC936876Oct 13, 2023Dec 14, 20232VA
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.
AY182YNJCHARMING TOURS INCMar 21, 2024May 25, 202613
AY1824NJCHARMING TOURS INCMay 31, 2024May 31, 20241
037P54MDDC TRAILS INCOct 13, 2023Dec 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026