Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT0LED13970 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenFeb 2, 2024
KY
Last seenJul 23, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT0LED13970
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2020
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
D13970

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 · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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
2020

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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026KYI · Full1OOSTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 4143108N6Z974/KY
May 20, 2026TNI · Full4OOSTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 4143108N62974/KY
Apr 30, 2026KYI · Full11OOSTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 4143108N6Z974/KY
Jan 21, 2026KYII · Walk-around2OOSTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 4143108N6Z974/KY
Oct 8, 2025KYI · Full0THOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 4143108946323/KY
May 17, 2024TNIII · Driver-only3THOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 414310808946323/UK
Feb 2, 2024KYI · Full0THOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC 4143108946323/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLC4143108Feb 2, 2024Jul 23, 20267KY
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.
N6Z974KY1THOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLCJan 21, 2026Jul 23, 20263
N62974KYTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
946323KYTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLCFeb 2, 2024Oct 8, 20252
08946323UKTHOROUGHBRED ELITE TRUCKING LLCMay 17, 2024May 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026