Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT5HEB83197 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 27, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 13, 2025
LA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT7W2BT5HEB83197
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
7W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
B83197

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 · 900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-250

Prefix basis · 900 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
F-250

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · Feb 27, 2024 – May 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0MILLS HOTSHOT LLC 355295134C028R/AL
Sep 13, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0MILLS HOTSHOT LLC 355295115DFTH/FL
May 21, 2024TNI · Full0MILLS HOTSHOT LLC 355295115DFTH/FL
Feb 27, 2024ARI · Full0MILLS HOTSHOT LLC 355295115DFTH/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MILLS HOTSHOT LLC3552951Feb 27, 2024May 13, 20254AL
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.
34C028RALMILLS HOTSHOT LLCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
15DFTHFLMILLS HOTSHOT LLCFeb 27, 2024Sep 13, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026