Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH33497HC713583 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections31
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 31
First seenJul 13, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 27, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH33497HC713583
Make
Prevost
Model
H3 Passenger Coach
Model year
2017
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
713583

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
2017

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Jun 17, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
May 15, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
May 12, 2026USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Apr 23, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K18-5146/TX
Jan 6, 2026TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Dec 17, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Nov 27, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Oct 1, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Jul 31, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Jul 22, 2025USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
May 14, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
May 2, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Apr 10, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Mar 21, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Mar 17, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Feb 26, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Jan 15, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Dec 12, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Oct 28, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Sep 12, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Aug 14, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Aug 1, 2024TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Mar 29, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Mar 7, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K166184/TX
Feb 20, 2024USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Feb 5, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Dec 15, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Oct 5, 2023USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Sep 14, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K185146/TX
Jul 13, 2023TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K166184/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 COMPANY565859Jul 13, 2023Aug 27, 202631TX
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.
K185146TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYSep 14, 2023 → Aug 27, 202628
K18-5146TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYApr 23, 2026 → Apr 23, 20261
K166184TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 13, 2023 → Mar 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026