Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Motor Coach Industries J4500

2MG3JMBAXCW066211 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
CA
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
2MG3JMBAXCW066211
Make
Motor Coach Industries
Model
J4500
Model year
2012
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
2MG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3JMBA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
066211

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
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 664 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J4500

Prefix basis · 664 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
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
J4500

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

  • 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 18, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0CRYSTAL EXPRESS LLC 368441353830P3/CA
Aug 27, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1CRYSTAL EXPRESS LLC 368441353830P3/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0CRYSTAL EXPRESS LLC 368441353830P3/CA
Apr 27, 2024CAI · Full1OOSL & R TRANSPORTES INC 897151CP98076/CA
Sep 18, 2023CAI · Full2L & R TRANSPORTES INC 897151CP98076/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRYSTAL EXPRESS LLC3684413Aug 13, 2024Apr 23, 20263CA
L & R TRANSPORTES INC897151Sep 18, 2023Apr 27, 20242CA
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.
53830P3CACRYSTAL EXPRESS LLCAug 13, 2024Apr 23, 20263
CP98076CAL & R TRANSPORTES INCSep 18, 2023Apr 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026