Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 New Flyer Xcelsior

5FYC8FB12GB049472 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 11, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 21, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
5FYC8FB12GB049472
Make
New Flyer
Model
Xcelsior
Model year
2016
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
5FY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C8FB1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
049472

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NEW FLYER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Xcelsior

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – Aug 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0KEOLIS TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 28662311516266/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 28081711516256/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 28081711516313/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEOLIS TRANSIT SERVICES LLC2866231Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241MA
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY2808171Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20232CA
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.
1516266CAKEOLIS TRANSIT SERVICES LLCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
1516256CAORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
1516313CAORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026