Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Ford LT9522

1FDZV96W6WVA39479 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenAug 14, 2023
PA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDZV96W6WVA39479
Make
Ford
Model
LT9522
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
ZV96W

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
A39479

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LT9522

Prefix basis · 12 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LT9522

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2DENNIS ERROL SIMPSON 2180793ZZC5236/PA
Apr 10, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0DENNIS ERROL SIMPSON 2180793ZNA1210/PA
Jan 17, 2025PAI · Full15OOSDENNIS ERROL SIMPSON 2180793ZNA1210/PA
Jan 2, 2024PAI · Full4OOSDENNIS ERROL SIMPSON 2180793ZNA1210/PA
Nov 1, 2023PAII · Walk-around8OOSDENNIS ERROL SIMPSON 2180793ZNA1210/PA
Aug 14, 2023PAII · Walk-around3OOSDENNIS ERROL SIMPSON 2180793ZNA1210/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DENNIS ERROL SIMPSON2180793Aug 14, 2023May 13, 20266PA
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.
ZZC5236PADENNIS ERROL SIMPSONMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
ZNA1210PADENNIS ERROL SIMPSONAug 14, 2023Apr 10, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026