Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford Transit

1FBVU4XG3LKA01581 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 28, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 5, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FBVU4XG3LKA01581
Make
Ford
Model
Transit
Model year
2020
Body class
Van
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
VU4XG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
A01581

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 · 113 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transit

Prefix basis · 113 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
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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026CAI · Full0PEGASUS TRANSIT INC 218941383708X2/CA
Apr 23, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2PEGASUS TRANSIT INC 218941383708X2/CA
Nov 18, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0PEGASUS TRANSIT INC 218941383708X2/CA
Mar 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1PEGASUS TRANSIT INC 218941383708X2/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0PEGASUS TRANSIT INC 218941383708X2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEGASUS TRANSIT INC2189413Nov 28, 2023Mar 5, 20265CA
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.
83708X2CAPEGASUS TRANSIT INCNov 28, 2023Mar 5, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026