Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford Transit

1FBVU5XG6PKB12508 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenJul 11, 2024
MT
Last seenAug 13, 2025
MT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FBVU5XG6PKB12508
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
Aug 14, 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
VU5XG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
B12508

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transit

Prefix basis · 8 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 · Jul 11, 2024 – Aug 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2025MTI · Full2OOSNATURAL RETREATS MT LLC 1967751617989D/MT
Jul 11, 2024MTI · Full2OOSNATURAL RETREATS MT LLC 1967751617989D/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATURAL RETREATS MT LLC1967751Jul 11, 2024Aug 13, 20252MT
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.
617989DMTNATURAL RETREATS MT LLCJul 11, 2024Aug 13, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026