Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT7HEF09901 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJan 31, 2024
NC
Last seenNov 1, 2024
NC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3CT7HEF09901
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8W3CT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
F09901

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 · 216 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 216 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-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 · Jan 31, 2024 – Nov 1, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 1, 2024NCI · Full1OOSSTAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
Oct 8, 2024DEI · Full2STAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
Sep 25, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2STAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
Aug 8, 2024INI · Full12OOSSTAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
Jul 13, 2024OHII · Walk-around13OOSSTAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
May 22, 2024VTIII · Driver-only1OOSSTAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
Jan 31, 2024NCI · Full6OOSSTAR TRANSPORTS LLC 4058614P872651/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR TRANSPORTS LLC4058614Jan 31, 2024Nov 1, 20247NC
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.
P872651SCSTAR TRANSPORTS LLCJan 31, 2024Nov 1, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026