Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford Transit

1FBVU4X88PKA35577 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 15, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 6, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 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
1FBVU4X88PKA35577
Make
Ford
Model
Transit
Model year
2023
Body class
Van
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1FB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VU4X8

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
A35577

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
FORD

Prefix basis · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transit

Prefix basis · 72 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Transit

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Van

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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 · Sep 15, 2023 – May 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2025OHV · Vehicle-only0TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP 538697KIB2249/OH
Apr 17, 2024OHV · Vehicle-only0TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP 538697
Sep 15, 2023MDI · Full0AMERICAN LIMOUSINES INC 85030311013P/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP538697Apr 17, 2024May 6, 20252OH
AMERICAN LIMOUSINES INC850303Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231MD
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.
KIB2249OHTRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORPMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
OHTRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORPApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
11013PMDAMERICAN LIMOUSINES INCSep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026