Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-250

1FT8W2BT8MED39358 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenOct 3, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
VA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W2BT8MED39358
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
8W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
D39358

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 · 225 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-250

Prefix basis · 225 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
2021

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 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026VAI · Full14JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Jul 23, 2025LAIII · Driver-only24JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Jul 1, 2025SCIII · Driver-only04JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Jun 10, 2025LAIII · Driver-only24JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Apr 9, 2025OHI · Full3OOS4JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Mar 26, 2025OHII · Walk-around04JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Jan 28, 2025PAI · Full24JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Apr 6, 2024KSI · Full44JS HOTSHOT LLC 3972999TPK2525/TX
Oct 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around34JS HOTSHOT LLC 39729994034V36/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4JS HOTSHOT LLC3972999Oct 3, 2023Feb 5, 20269TX
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.
TPK2525TX4JS HOTSHOT LLCApr 6, 2024Feb 5, 20268
4034V36TX4JS HOTSHOT LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026