Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Van Hool Tourist Coach

YE2TC62BXW2043589 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections33
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 33
First seenJul 17, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 15, 2025
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
YE2TC62BXW2043589
Make
Van Hool
Model
Tourist Coach
Model year
1998
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
YE2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TC62B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Tourist Coach

Prefix basis · 3 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
1998

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 17, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025USII · Walk-around3TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707167Y134W/TX
Jul 30, 2025TXI · Full4OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 327707149Y972V/TX
Jul 7, 2025USI · Full1OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 327707114N227N/TX
May 9, 2025TXI · Full2TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707196V856V/TX
Apr 16, 2025USI · Full5OOSTURISTICA MERLO INC 327707154Z827V/TX
Apr 29, 2024TXI · Full1LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Apr 21, 2024TXI · Full4LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Apr 9, 2024TXI · Full2LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Mar 21, 2024TXI · Full3LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Mar 8, 2024TXI · Full0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Mar 1, 2024TXI · Full1LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Feb 8, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Jan 24, 2024TXI · Full7LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Jan 10, 2024TXI · Full1LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Jan 3, 2024TXI · Full2LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Jan 2, 2024TXI · Full5OOSLILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Dec 23, 2023TXI · Full1LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Dec 16, 2023TXI · Full2LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Dec 2, 2023TXI · Full0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Nov 24, 2023TXI · Full2LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Nov 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Nov 7, 2023TXI · Full2LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Oct 19, 2023ILII · Walk-around0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Oct 17, 2023TXI · Full3LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Oct 11, 2023TXI · Full0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Oct 5, 2023TXI · Full1LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Sep 29, 2023TXI · Full2OOSLILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Sep 21, 2023TXI · Full0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Sep 16, 2023TXI · Full0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K183424/TX
Sep 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LILY'S BUS LINES INC 3421807K103475/TX
Sep 7, 2023TXI · Full2NORTENO EXPRESS LLC 2929080K103475/TX
Sep 1, 2023TXI · Full2NORTENO EXPRESS LLC 2929080K103475/TX
Jul 17, 2023TXI · Full2NORTENO EXPRESS LLC 2929080K103475/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURISTICA MERLO INC3277071Apr 16, 2025Dec 15, 20255TX
LILY'S BUS LINES INC3421807Sep 11, 2023Apr 29, 202425TX
NORTENO EXPRESS LLC2929080Jul 17, 2023Sep 7, 20233TX
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.
67Y134WTXTURISTICA MERLO INCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
49Y972VTXTURISTICA MERLO INCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
14N227NTXTURISTICA MERLO INCJul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251
96V856VTXTURISTICA MERLO INCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
54Z827VTXTURISTICA MERLO INCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
K183424TXLILY'S BUS LINES INCSep 16, 2023Apr 29, 202424
K103475TXLILY'S BUS LINES INCSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
K103475TXNORTENO EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2023Sep 7, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026