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2012 Thomas Built MVP-EF (Engine Front)

1T88T4E26C1148873 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1T88T4E26C1148873
Make
Thomas Built
Model
MVP-EF (Engine Front)
Model year
2012
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1T8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8T4E2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
148873

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
THOMAS BUILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MVP-EF (Engine Front)

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0ASP BUS LLC 425963393735P2/CA
Jan 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1ASP BUS LLC 425963393735P2/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC 44067293735P2/CA
Aug 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC 44067293735P2/CA
Aug 8, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC 44067293735P2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASP BUS LLC4259633Jan 22, 2025Feb 10, 20262CA
ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC440672Aug 8, 2023Oct 16, 20243CA
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.
93735P2CAASP BUS LLCJan 22, 2025Feb 10, 20262
93735P2CAALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLCAug 8, 2023Oct 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026