Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Novabus LFS

2NVYL82J2N3753402 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 27, 2023
MD
Last seenDec 4, 2024
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
2NVYL82J2N3753402
Make
Novabus
Model
LFS
Model year
2022
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
2NV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YL82J

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
753402

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
NOVABUS

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LFS

Prefix basis · 10 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NOVABUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LFS

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
Not established

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 · Dec 27, 2023 – Dec 4, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2024MDV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165853/IL
Jun 5, 2024MDV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165853/IL
Dec 27, 2023MDV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY BUS LLC 1771456P1165853/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC905572Jun 5, 2024Dec 4, 20242NJ
ACADEMY BUS LLC1771456Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 20231FL
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.
P1165853ILACADEMY EXPRESS LLCJun 5, 2024Dec 4, 20242
P1165853ILACADEMY BUS LLCDec 27, 2023Dec 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026