Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford E-450

1FDFE4FS8HDC29960 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 24, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDFE4FS8HDC29960
Make
Ford
Model
E-450
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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
FE4FS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
C29960

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 · 1,772 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-450

Prefix basis · 1,772 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
E-450

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 · Jan 24, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0KENSINGTON TENANT LLC 4562040DP542UE/CA
Jan 29, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0KENSINGTON SUBTENANT LP 2977111DP542UE/CA
Jan 28, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0KENSINGTON SUBTENANT LP 2977111DP542UE/CA
Jan 24, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0KENSINGTON SUBTENANT LP 2977111DP542UE/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KENSINGTON TENANT LLC4562040May 14, 2026May 14, 20261CA
KENSINGTON SUBTENANT LP2977111Jan 24, 2024Jan 29, 20263CA
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.
DP542UECAKENSINGTON TENANT LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
DP542UECAKENSINGTON SUBTENANT LPJan 24, 2024Jan 29, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026