Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-450

1FD0W4GT5HED18308 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 24, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 18, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FD0W4GT5HED18308
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 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
1FD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
0W4GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
D18308

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 · 192 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 192 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-450

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 24, 2024 – Jun 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2025CAI · Full3OOSGROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC 407173025690J2/CA
Jan 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC 407173025690J2/CA
Jan 15, 2025CAI · Full1GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC 407173025690J2/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAI · Full0GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC 407173025690J2/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around6GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC 407173025690J2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC4071730Apr 24, 2024Jun 18, 20255VA
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.
25690J2CAGROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLCApr 24, 2024Jun 18, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026