Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-550

1FD0X5HT3LEC51833 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJun 15, 2023
MD
Last seenOct 22, 2025
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FD0X5HT3LEC51833
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2020
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 18, 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
0X5HT

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
C51833

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 · 836 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 836 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
F-550

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025MDI · Full2MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Aug 25, 2025MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Feb 19, 2025MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Oct 15, 2024MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Aug 14, 2024MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Aug 6, 2024MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Feb 23, 2024MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Oct 17, 2023MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Aug 25, 2023MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
Jun 15, 2023MDI · Full0MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 106431623556TT/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC1064316Jun 15, 2023Oct 22, 202510MD
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.
23556TTMDMORTON'S TOWING & RECOVERY INCJun 15, 2023Oct 22, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026