Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ic Bus PB105

4DRBUC8N6HB754157 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 6, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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
4DRBUC8N6HB754157
Make
Ic Bus
Model
PB105
Model year
2017
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4DR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BUC8N

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
754157

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
IC BUS

Prefix basis · 824 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PB105

Prefix basis · 824 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IC BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PB105

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus - School Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 6, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026TXV · Vehicle-only0FIRST STUDENT INC 3544061343079/TX
Oct 15, 2025TXV · Vehicle-only0FIRST STUDENT INC 3544061343079/TX
Dec 6, 2023TXV · Vehicle-only1APPLE BUS COMPANY 10613951343079/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST STUDENT INC354406Oct 15, 2025Jul 10, 20262OH
APPLE BUS COMPANY1061395Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231MO
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.
1343079TX1FIRST STUDENT INCOct 15, 2025Jul 10, 20262
1343079TXAPPLE BUS COMPANYDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026