Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2PED49701 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen04/16/2025
KY
Last seen04/05/2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT2PED49701
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
06/22/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 04/16/2025 – 04/05/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/05/2026NCI · Full1—LION ML LLC 3971056209943H/IL
03/04/2026TNI · Full4—LION ML LLC 3971056209943H/IL
01/16/2026NCIII · Driver-only0—LION ML LLC 3971056209943H/IL
09/11/2025IAII · Walk-around1—BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114209943H/IL
08/13/2025WAII · Walk-around8OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114209943H/IL
04/16/2025KYI · Full4OOSLION ML LLC 3971056209943H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LION ML LLC397105604/16/202504/05/20264IL
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC425211408/13/202509/11/20252IL
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.
209943HIL—LION ML LLC04/16/2025 → 04/05/20264
209943HIL—BM 5 EXPRESS LLC08/13/2025 → 09/11/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/22/2026