Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Novabus LFS

4RKYL82J9L9777560 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 13, 2025
MA
Last seenJul 29, 2026
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4RKYL82J9L9777560
Make
Novabus
Model
LFS
Model year
2020
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
4RK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YL82J

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
777560

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
NOVABUS

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LFS

Prefix basis · 3 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NOVABUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LFS

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Feb 13, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
Jul 2, 2026MAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
Oct 21, 2025MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
Jun 7, 2025MAII · Walk-around0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
Apr 2, 2025MAV · Vehicle-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
Mar 30, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
Feb 13, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 905572P1061789/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC905572Feb 13, 2025Jul 29, 20267NJ
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.
P1061789IL1ACADEMY EXPRESS LLCFeb 13, 2025Jul 29, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026