Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Gillig Low Floor Bus

15GGD2718P3198485 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 6, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 15, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
15GGD2718P3198485
Make
Gillig
Model
Low Floor Bus
Model year
2023
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
15G

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GD271

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
198485

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
GILLIG

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Low Floor Bus

Prefix basis · 31 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GILLIG

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Low Floor Bus

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Jan 6, 2025 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0FIRST TRANSIT INC 10022111656367/CA
Apr 29, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0FIRST TRANSIT INC 10022111656367/CA
Jan 6, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0FIRST TRANSIT INC 10022111656367/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST TRANSIT INC1002211Jan 6, 2025Jun 15, 20263IL
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.
1656367CA1FIRST TRANSIT INCJan 6, 2025Jun 15, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026