Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Volvo BXXR

3CET2S225D5158361 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenJun 13, 2023
US
Last seenJan 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
3CET2S225D5158361
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2013
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
T2S22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
158361

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 · 114 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 114 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
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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1BTG TOURISM LLC 450677024RE2W/MX
Nov 28, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1CAPITOL BUS CHARTER LLC 3702480NONE/UK
May 8, 2024USI · Full1TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Aug 17, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Aug 10, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Aug 7, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Aug 3, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Jul 31, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Jul 13, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Jun 21, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Jun 18, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
Jun 13, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TUFESA USA LLC 1215199AL15842/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BTG TOURISM LLC4506770Jan 5, 2026Jan 5, 20261AZ
CAPITOL BUS CHARTER LLC3702480Nov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251MD
TUFESA USA LLC1215199Jun 13, 2023May 8, 202410AZ
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.
24RE2WMXBTG TOURISM LLCJan 5, 2026Jan 5, 20261
NONEUKCAPITOL BUS CHARTER LLCNov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251
AL15842AZTUFESA USA LLCJun 13, 2023May 8, 202410
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026