Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Ford F-550

1FDAF56F82EC40734 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 14, 2025
KS
Last seenJun 29, 2026
KS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDAF56F82EC40734
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2002
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
AF56F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
C40734

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 97 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
2002

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 (Number of Cab Unknown)

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 · Aug 14, 2025 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026KSI · Full1OOSLUCAS TOWING OF KANSAS LLC 3981098726832/KS
Dec 4, 2025KSI · Full1OOSLUCAS TOWING OF KANSAS LLC 3981098726832/KS
Sep 25, 2025KSI · Full3LUCAS TOWING OF KANSAS LLC 3981098726832/KS
Aug 14, 2025KSI · Full8OOSLUCAS TOWING OF KANSAS LLC 3981098726832/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUCAS TOWING OF KANSAS LLC3981098Aug 14, 2025Jun 29, 20264KS
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.
726832KS1LUCAS TOWING OF KANSAS LLCAug 14, 2025Jun 29, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026