Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Prevost H3 Passenger Coach

2PCH3349XHC713593 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
39 mo
Inspections29
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 29
First seenJun 30, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 7, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2PCH3349XHC713593
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
713593

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Sep 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 7, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Sep 3, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Aug 20, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Aug 3, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jul 19, 2026USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jun 4, 2026USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Feb 4, 2026USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jan 17, 2026TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jan 8, 2026USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jan 1, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Dec 26, 2025USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Nov 12, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Aug 20, 2025USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Feb 7, 2025USII · Walk-around0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jan 14, 2025USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Dec 3, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Oct 29, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Sep 27, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Sep 24, 2024USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Sep 18, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/MX
Sep 11, 2024TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jun 4, 2024USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Apr 4, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Mar 27, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Mar 11, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Dec 13, 2023TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jul 26, 2023USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/TX
Jun 30, 2023TXI · Full3—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K178589/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 30, 2023Sep 7, 202629TX
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.
K178589TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYJun 30, 2023 → Sep 7, 202628
K178589MX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYSep 18, 2024 → Sep 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026