Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT4HEE12606 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 16
First seenMar 26, 2024
NM
Last seenJun 12, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT4HEE12606
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 14, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
E12606

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
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 · Mar 26, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026TNII · Walk-around0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD20KN/FL
Jan 4, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD20KN/FL
Dec 17, 2025LAI · Full0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD20KN/FL
Dec 9, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD20KN/FL
Dec 4, 2025MSI · Full2LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD20KN/FL
Nov 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD20KN/FL
Apr 8, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3OOSLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD12CF/FL
Feb 19, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD12CF/FL
Feb 10, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD12CF/FL
Jan 23, 2025TNI · Full0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD12CF/UK
Dec 18, 2024AZI · Full1LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DD12CF/FL
Nov 27, 2024LAI · Full0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079D862EF/FL
Jul 26, 2024TNI · Full0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079D862EF/FL
Jun 5, 2024TNI · Full0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DB62EF/FL
Apr 19, 2024KYI · Full0LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DB62EF/FL
Mar 26, 2024NMI · Full1OOSLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC 4077079DKB2648/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLC4077079Mar 26, 2024Jun 12, 202616FL
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.
DD20KNFL1LIFE COULD BE HARTER LLCNov 12, 2025Jun 12, 20266
DD12CFFLLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLCDec 18, 2024Apr 8, 20254
DD12CFUKLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
D862EFFLLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLCJul 26, 2024Nov 27, 20242
DB62EFFLLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLCApr 19, 2024Jun 5, 20242
DKB2648FLLIFE COULD BE HARTER LLCMar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026