Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Blue Bird BB Conventional

1BAKGCPA1DF289424 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
2 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenOct 30, 2024
PA
Last seenDec 11, 2024
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 2 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
1BAKGCPA1DF289424
Make
Blue Bird
Model
BB Conventional
Model year
2013
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
1BA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KGCPA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
289424

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
BLUE BIRD

Prefix basis · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BB Conventional

Prefix basis · 224 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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BLUE BIRD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BB Conventional

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School 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 · Oct 30, 2024 – Dec 11, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2024PAI · Full1BROWNS VAN SERVICE INC 2148503BA75323/PA
Oct 30, 2024PAI · Full5ENDLESS MOUNTAIN TRANSPORTATION INC 2017505BA75323/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWNS VAN SERVICE INC2148503Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241PA
ENDLESS MOUNTAIN TRANSPORTATION INC2017505Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241PA
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.
BA75323PABROWNS VAN SERVICE INCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
BA75323PAENDLESS MOUNTAIN TRANSPORTATION INCOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026