Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Prevost X3 Converted Coach Shell

2PCCS3497GC736003 · Incomplete - Bus Chassis · BUS
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 7, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 20, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
2PCCS3497GC736003
Make
Prevost
Model
X3 Converted Coach Shell
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Bus Chassis
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
2PC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CS349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
736003

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
PREVOST

Prefix basis · 68 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
X3 Converted Coach Shell

Prefix basis · 68 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
PREVOST

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
X3 Converted Coach Shell

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Bus Chassis

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Mar 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2025TXI · Full0JINKS EVENTS LLC 3171401K186805/TX
Aug 9, 2024TXI · Full0JINKS EVENTS LLC 3171401K186805/TX
Sep 7, 2023TNV · Vehicle-only0PIONEER COACH LLC 1097839B094BA/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JINKS EVENTS LLC3171401Aug 9, 2024Mar 20, 20252TX
PIONEER COACH LLC1097839Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231TN
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.
K186805TXJINKS EVENTS LLCAug 9, 2024Mar 20, 20252
B094BATNPIONEER COACH LLCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026