Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Novabus LFS

2NVYL82J2N3753397 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 15
First seenJul 13, 2023
MA
Last seenJun 4, 2026
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NVYL82J2N3753397
Make
Novabus
Model
LFS
Model year
2022
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
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
2NV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YL82J

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
753397

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
NOVABUS

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LFS

Prefix basis · 10 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NOVABUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LFS

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
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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026MAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Apr 22, 2026MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Jan 1, 2026MAIII · Driver-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Sep 16, 2025MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/MA
Jun 24, 2025MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
May 29, 2025MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
May 9, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Mar 11, 2025MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Nov 21, 2024MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Oct 23, 2024MAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Aug 13, 2024MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/MA
Jan 23, 2024MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Dec 7, 2023MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Jul 18, 2023MAII · Walk-around3ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
Jul 13, 2023MAII · Walk-around2ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1165848/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC905572Jul 13, 2023Jun 4, 202615NJ
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.
P1165848ILACADEMY EXPRESS LLCJul 13, 2023Jun 4, 202613
P1165848MAACADEMY EXPRESS LLCAug 13, 2024Sep 16, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026