Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Van Hool Tourist Coach

YE2YC81B8G2041408 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 22, 2023
US
Last seenSep 23, 2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
YE2YC81B8G2041408
Make
Van Hool
Model
Tourist Coach
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
YC81B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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 · 51 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Tourist Coach

Prefix basis · 51 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VAN HOOL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Tourist 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 · Nov 22, 2023 – Sep 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 23, 2025MDV · Vehicle-only0DMV SEDAN SERVICE LLC 3024726047P42/MD
Sep 16, 2024MDV · Vehicle-only0DMV SEDAN SERVICE LLC 3024726047P42/MD
Mar 1, 2024MDV · Vehicle-only0DMV SEDAN SERVICE LLC 3024726
Nov 22, 2023USV · Vehicle-only0MALONG INTERNATIONAL INC 1088521046P97/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DMV SEDAN SERVICE LLC3024726Mar 1, 2024Sep 23, 20253MD
MALONG INTERNATIONAL INC1088521Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231VA
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.
047P42MDDMV SEDAN SERVICE LLCSep 16, 2024Sep 23, 20252
USDMV SEDAN SERVICE LLCMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
046P97VAMALONG INTERNATIONAL INCNov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026