Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Van Hool Tourist Coach

YE2YC81B8H2041538 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections37
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 37
First seenJun 16, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 7, 2026
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
YE2YC81B8H2041538
Make
Van Hool
Model
Tourist Coach
Model year
2017
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
YC81B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 16, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026USI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Oct 14, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Jul 17, 2025USI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Feb 12, 2025USI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Dec 4, 2024USI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Apr 27, 2024TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Apr 19, 2024TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Jan 9, 2024TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Jan 2, 2024TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Dec 23, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Dec 16, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Dec 8, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Dec 2, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Nov 16, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Nov 14, 2023ILII · Walk-around1EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Oct 29, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Oct 27, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Oct 18, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Oct 8, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Oct 3, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Sep 28, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Sep 24, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171870/TX
Sep 21, 2023TXI · Full1EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Sep 5, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Sep 1, 2023TXI · Full1EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Aug 29, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Aug 24, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Aug 18, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Aug 11, 2023TXI · Full2OOSEL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K118941/TX
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around2EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Jul 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Jul 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around1EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Jul 10, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Jul 3, 2023TXI · Full2EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K171812/TX
Jun 23, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K118941/TX
Jun 16, 2023TXI · Full0EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC 2828285K118941/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLC2828285Jun 16, 2023Apr 7, 202637TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
K171870TXEL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLCSep 24, 2023Apr 7, 202623
K171812TXEL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLCJul 3, 2023Sep 21, 202311
K118941TXEL PASO UNITED CHARTERS LLCJun 16, 2023Aug 11, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026