Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DM4PEC04898 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 14, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
NC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DM4PEC04898
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
8W4DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C04898

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 · 151 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 151 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-450

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 · May 14, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K218094/TX
Apr 22, 2026LAII · Walk-around1ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478K218094/TX
May 14, 2025TXI · Full7ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478TMY5951/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC3961478May 14, 2025Jul 29, 20263TX
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.
K218094TX1ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLCApr 22, 2026Jul 29, 20262
TMY5951TXROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026