Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo BXXR

3CET2V921G5179655 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 25
First seenJul 12, 2023
US
Last seenAug 18, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CET2V921G5179655
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2016
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
3CE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2V92

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
179655

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
VOLVO

Prefix basis · 167 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 167 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
VOLVO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BXXR

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Jul 28, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585982HB1X/MX
Jul 10, 2026TXI · Full2OOSTORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Jun 30, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Dec 20, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Oct 17, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Oct 14, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K208008/TX
Jul 4, 2025USIII · Driver-only1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
May 21, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
May 13, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
May 6, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
May 2, 2025USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Apr 28, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Mar 21, 2025TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Dec 5, 2024TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Oct 17, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
May 23, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
May 14, 2024TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Feb 14, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K180943/TX
Feb 7, 2024USI · Full2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 56585982HB1X/MX
Oct 16, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Oct 12, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/TX
Jul 12, 2023USV · Vehicle-only2—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K158511/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 12, 2023Aug 18, 202625TX
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.
K208008TX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYSep 18, 2025 → Aug 18, 20268
82HB1XMX1TORNADO BUS COMPANYFeb 7, 2024 → Jul 28, 20262
K158511TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 12, 2023 → Jul 4, 202514
K180943TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYFeb 14, 2024 → Feb 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026