Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Ford F-550

1FDAF57R38EA17695 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 1, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 24, 2024
PA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDAF57R38EA17695
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2008
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 21, 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
AF57R

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
A17695

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 20 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
2008

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Oct 24, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2024PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Sep 27, 2024PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Mar 28, 2024PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Nov 13, 2023PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Oct 18, 2023PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Oct 9, 2023PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Sep 1, 2023PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
Aug 1, 2023PAI · Full0AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC 76141414773RT/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AYERS TOWING SERVICE INC761414Aug 1, 2023Oct 24, 20248PA
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.
14773RTPAAYERS TOWING SERVICE INCAug 1, 2023Oct 24, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026