Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-550

1FDUF5HT7LDA08178 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 9, 2023
MD
Last seenJan 22, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF5HT7LDA08178
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 22, 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
UF5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
A08178

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 · 1,407 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 1,407 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 · Sep 9, 2023 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026MDI · Full1MULCHMAN LEASING LLC 34034297EK5708/MD
Aug 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around0MULCHMAN LEASING LLC 34034297EK5708/MD
May 16, 2025MDI · Full3OOSMULCHMAN LEASING LLC 34034297EK5708/MD
Mar 7, 2025MDII · Walk-around1MULCHMAN LEASING LLC 34034297EK5708/MD
Sep 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around0MULCHMAN LEASING LLC 34034297EK5708/MD
Sep 9, 2023MDI · Full0MULCHMAN LEASING LLC 34034297EK5708/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MULCHMAN LEASING LLC3403429Sep 9, 2023Jan 22, 20266MD
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.
7EK5708MDMULCHMAN LEASING LLCSep 9, 2023Jan 22, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026