Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT9MEC31384 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJun 15, 2025
OK
Last seenAug 4, 2026
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3BT9MEC31384
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
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
8W3BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
C31384

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 · 616 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 616 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-350

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 · Jun 15, 2025 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026SDI · Full1ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Dec 9, 2025TNI · Full4OOSARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Nov 10, 2025MOI · Full0ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Oct 28, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Oct 15, 2025MOIII · Driver-only7ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Sep 13, 2025MSI · Full0ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Sep 3, 2025TNII · Walk-around2OOSARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884XHN8795/TX
Aug 9, 2025TNI · Full1ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884TMP38172/TX
Aug 6, 2025NJI · Full0ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884TMP9162M/TX
Jun 15, 2025OKI · Full1ARQ TRANSPORT LLC 41148848151H77/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARQ TRANSPORT LLC4114884Jun 15, 2025Aug 4, 202610OH
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.
XHN8795TX1ARQ TRANSPORT LLCSep 3, 2025Aug 4, 20267
TMP38172TXARQ TRANSPORT LLCAug 9, 2025Aug 9, 20251
TMP9162MTXARQ TRANSPORT LLCAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251
8151H77TXARQ TRANSPORT LLCJun 15, 2025Jun 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026