Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Volvo B13R

3CEU3W525S5219368 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 17, 2024
CO
Last seenAug 28, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
3CEU3W525S5219368
Make
Volvo
Model
B13R
Model year
2025
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 23, 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
U3W52

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
219368

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 · 54 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
B13R

Prefix basis · 54 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
B13R

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 · Dec 17, 2024 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026USIII · Driver-only0UNION TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA CORP 2943479EP06936/CA
Aug 19, 2026USIII · Driver-only0UNION TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA CORP 2943479EP06936/CA
Oct 4, 2025USI · Full1TRANSPORTES BARRERA LLC 436330261RD2X/ZA
Dec 17, 2024COIII · Driver-only1RUIZ TOURS LLC 413104061RD2X/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNION TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA CORP2943479Aug 19, 2026Aug 28, 20262CA
TRANSPORTES BARRERA LLC4363302Oct 4, 2025Oct 4, 20251TX
RUIZ TOURS LLC4131040Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 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.
EP06936CA1UNION TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA CORPAug 19, 2026Aug 28, 20262
61RD2XZATRANSPORTES BARRERA LLCOct 4, 2025Oct 4, 20251
61RD2XTXRUIZ TOURS LLCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026