Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT8JEC86877 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 3, 2025
TN
Last seenOct 14, 2026
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT7W2BT8JEC86877
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
C86877

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.

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 3, 2025 – Oct 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2026WIII · Walk-around12—BROWN'S FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 7729236H493341/TN
Oct 19, 2025CTII · Walk-around7—SMOKE TREE LOGISTICS LLC 4338968H493341/TN
Sep 3, 2025TNI · Full4OOSSMOKE TREE LOGISTICS LLC 4338968BTN8771/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN'S FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC7729236Oct 14, 2026Oct 14, 20261TN
SMOKE TREE LOGISTICS LLC4338968Sep 3, 2025Oct 19, 20252AR
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.
H493341TN1BROWN'S FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLCOct 14, 2026 → Oct 14, 20261
H493341TN—SMOKE TREE LOGISTICS LLCOct 19, 2025 → Oct 19, 20251
BTN8771TN—SMOKE TREE LOGISTICS LLCSep 3, 2025 → Sep 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026