Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6RED94949 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
1 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJun 13, 2026
IL
Last seenJul 13, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 1 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
1FT8W3DT6RED94949
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
D94949

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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2026 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026MOII · Walk-around10OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995218509H/IL
Jun 29, 2026NEII · Walk-around5OOSEASTROADS LLC 4504896218509H/IL
Jun 24, 2026WYI · Full9OOSSMS TRANSPORT LLC 3637123218509H/IL
Jun 13, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1EASTROADS LLC 4504896218509H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261FL
EASTROADS LLC4504896Jun 13, 2026Jun 29, 20262OH
SMS TRANSPORT LLC3637123Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261CA
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.
218509HIL1CARBON MOTORS LLCJul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261
218509HIL1EASTROADS LLCJun 13, 2026Jun 29, 20262
218509HIL1SMS TRANSPORT LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026