Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford F-450

1FDUF4GT9JEB54701 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJan 23, 2025
GA
Last seenJun 27, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
1FDUF4GT9JEB54701
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2018
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
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
UF4GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
B54701

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 · 589 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 589 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
2018

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 23, 2025 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026GAII · Walk-around4OOSWALTON TRANSPORT & RECOVERY LLC 4529578YZK742/GA
Apr 17, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1A & J ROADSIDE TOWING LLC 4423345YZK742/GA
Nov 17, 2025GAI · Full8OOSECHOLS TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 3044414P7238688/GA
Jan 23, 2025GAI · Full9OOSECHOLS TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 3044414XWJ129/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WALTON TRANSPORT & RECOVERY LLC4529578Jun 27, 2026Jun 27, 20261GA
A & J ROADSIDE TOWING LLC4423345Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261GA
ECHOLS TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC3044414Jan 23, 2025Nov 17, 20252GA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
YZK742GA1WALTON TRANSPORT & RECOVERY LLCJun 27, 2026Jun 27, 20261
YZK742GAA & J ROADSIDE TOWING LLCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
P7238688GAECHOLS TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INCNov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251
XWJ129GAECHOLS TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026