Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Van Hool Tourist Coach

YE2TC12B232044587 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenOct 24, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 28, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
YE2TC12B232044587
Make
Van Hool
Model
Tourist Coach
Model year
2003
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
YE2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TC12B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VAN HOOL

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Tourist Coach

Prefix basis · 13 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VAN HOOL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Tourist 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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Jun 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2026PAII · Walk-around0KING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
May 28, 2026PAI · Full2OOSKING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Mar 10, 2026PAI · Full0KING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Dec 30, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0KING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Dec 19, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0KING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Dec 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around1OOSKING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Dec 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around1OOSKING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Sep 10, 2025PAI · Full1OOSKING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Aug 28, 2025PAI · Full2OOSKING TRAVEL INC 36577431AK71J/MA
Oct 24, 2023PAI · Full1M & Y TOUR INC 231301325725PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KING TRAVEL INC3657743Aug 28, 2025Jun 28, 20269MA
M & Y TOUR INC2313013Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231NY
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.
1AK71JMA1KING TRAVEL INCAug 28, 2025Jun 28, 20269
25725PFNYM & Y TOUR INCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026