Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo BXXR

3CET2P625P5208543 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 31, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 17, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
3CET2P625P5208543
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2023
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 3, 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
3CE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2P62

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
208543

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
VOLVO

Prefix basis · 162 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 162 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
VOLVO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BXXR

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 31, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2TOURS OF FRIENDLY LLC 424653555RC4A/MX
Mar 13, 2025TXIII · Driver-only3LILY CHARTER BUS LIMITED 410212255FRC4A/MX
Jul 31, 2024TXI · Full1TURISTICA MERLO INC 327707167P678M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOURS OF FRIENDLY LLC4246535Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251IL
LILY CHARTER BUS LIMITED4102122Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251MA
TURISTICA MERLO INC3277071Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241TX
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.
55RC4AMXTOURS OF FRIENDLY LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
55FRC4AMXLILY CHARTER BUS LIMITEDMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
67P678MTXTURISTICA MERLO INCJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 3, 2026