Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DTXHEC53459 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenJun 11, 2025
VA
Last seenMar 5, 2026
CT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DTXHEC53459
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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
C53459

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 11, 2025 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026CTII · Walk-around2OOSCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581RTQ023/OK
Nov 18, 2025WIIII · Driver-only2CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581RTQ023/OK
Oct 6, 2025LAI · Full7OOSCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581RTQ023/OK
Aug 15, 2025MSII · Walk-around3OOSCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 41975817445469/CO
Jul 9, 2025IAI · Full9CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 41975817445469/CO
Jun 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around12OOSCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 41975817445469/CO
Jun 16, 2025OKI · Full1CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 41975817445469/CO
Jun 11, 2025VAIII · Driver-only2OOSCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 41975817445469/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC4197581Jun 11, 2025Mar 5, 20268CO
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.
RTQ023OKCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLCOct 6, 2025Mar 5, 20263
7445469COCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLCJun 11, 2025Aug 15, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026