Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH33494NC721202 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections41
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 41
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 19, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33494NC721202
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2022
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
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
2PC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H3349

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
721202

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
PREVOST

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
H3 Passenger 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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jul 8, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jun 25, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jun 18, 2026USIII · Driver-only1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jun 12, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jun 3, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585981HA9E/MX
May 15, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
May 11, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Apr 2, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jan 29, 2026TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jan 8, 2026USI · Full1OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Dec 25, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585981HA9E/MX
Oct 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Oct 14, 2025TXV · Vehicle-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Sep 18, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Aug 14, 2025TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
May 6, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
May 2, 2025USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Apr 23, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Mar 31, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Mar 21, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Mar 12, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Feb 26, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585981HA9E/MX
Feb 13, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Nov 27, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/MX
Oct 23, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585981HA9E/MX
Jul 25, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jul 10, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
May 30, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K128483/TX
May 20, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Apr 24, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Apr 19, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Apr 12, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Apr 3, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Feb 21, 2024TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jan 24, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jan 5, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Nov 3, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585981HA9E/MX
Oct 3, 2023USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Sep 13, 2023TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
Jun 13, 2023TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178483/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO BUS COMPANY565859Jun 13, 2023Jul 19, 202641TX
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.
K178483TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYJun 13, 2023 → Jul 19, 202634
81HA9EMX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYNov 3, 2023 → Jun 3, 20265
K178483MX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYNov 27, 2024 → Nov 27, 20241
K128483TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYMay 30, 2024 → May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026