Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DM8PEC97411 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 15, 2023
CT
Last seenJan 13, 2025
VA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DM8PEC97411
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
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
8W4DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
C97411

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 · Oct 15, 2023 – Jan 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DD62CB/FL
Jan 8, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DD62CB/FL
Aug 19, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DD62CB/FL
Jun 6, 2024GAI · Full0AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DD62CB/FL
May 21, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DD62CB/FL
Jan 23, 2024MOI · Full0AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DB46EE/FL
Oct 20, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DB46EE/FL
Oct 15, 2023CTIII · Driver-only3AKA BOAT HAULING LLC 3602884DB46EE/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AKA BOAT HAULING LLC3602884Oct 15, 2023Jan 13, 20258FL
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.
DD62CBFLAKA BOAT HAULING LLCMay 21, 2024Jan 13, 20255
DB46EEFLAKA BOAT HAULING LLCOct 15, 2023Jan 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026