Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Ford LT9511

1FDZZ96Y1WVA38214 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 17, 2023
UT
Last seenApr 10, 2025
UT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDZZ96Y1WVA38214
Make
Ford
Model
LT9511
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
Jul 19, 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
ZZ96Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
A38214

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
LT9511

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Aug 17, 2023 – Apr 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2025UTI · Full5BIG STEP TRUCKING INC 22745574Z8EJ/UT
Oct 9, 2024UTII · Walk-around5OOSBIG STEP TRUCKING INC 22745574Z8EJ/UT
Aug 17, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0BIG STEP TRUCKING INC 22745574Z8EJ/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG STEP TRUCKING INC2274557Aug 17, 2023Apr 10, 20253UT
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.
4Z8EJUTBIG STEP TRUCKING INCAug 17, 2023Apr 10, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026