Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo BXXR

3CET2V229F5171280 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 25
First seenJun 19, 2023
US
Last seenMay 18, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CET2V229F5171280
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2015
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
3CE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2V22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
171280

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 · 130 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 130 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
2015

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 19, 2023 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
May 14, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
May 11, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
May 8, 2026USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859697JV9/MX
Apr 11, 2026TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Mar 24, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Feb 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Jan 13, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Jan 7, 2026TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Dec 31, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Nov 14, 2025USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Aug 29, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
Aug 12, 2025USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K207988/TX
May 14, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
May 8, 2025USI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Apr 30, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Feb 18, 2025TXI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Dec 23, 2024USI · Full3—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859697JV9/MX
Dec 20, 2024TXI · Full1—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Dec 6, 2024USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Oct 28, 2024USV · Vehicle-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Jul 29, 2024USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859697JV9/MX
Jul 25, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Jun 28, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
Jun 19, 2023USI · Full0—TORNADO BUS COMPANY 565859K040558/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TORNADO BUS COMPANY565859Jun 19, 2023May 18, 202625TX
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.
K207988TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYAug 12, 2025 → May 18, 202612
697JV9MX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYJul 29, 2024 → May 8, 20263
K040558TX—TORNADO BUS COMPANYJun 19, 2023 → May 14, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026