Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Thomas Built HDX

1T7YL4F2431131802 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 21, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1T7YL4F2431131802
Make
Thomas Built
Model
HDX
Model year
2003
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1T7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YL4F2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
131802

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

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

Make
THOMAS BUILT

Prefix basis · 98 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HDX

Prefix basis · 98 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
HDX

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • 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 21, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0FELIPE C HERNANDEZ 24950389VYY538/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0FELIPE C HERNANDEZ 2495038TEMP/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26734831070255/CA
Sep 21, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only1HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26734831070255/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FELIPE C HERNANDEZ2495038Jul 29, 2025Aug 3, 20262CA
HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2673483Sep 21, 2023Sep 26, 20242CA
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.
9VYY538CA1FELIPE C HERNANDEZAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
TEMPCAFELIPE C HERNANDEZJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
1070255CAHEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTSep 21, 2023Sep 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026