Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT0GEA03846 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMay 27, 2025
WI
Last seenAug 6, 2026
IA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DT0GEA03846
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2016
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
8W4DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
A03846

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 · 860 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 860 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
2016

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 27, 2025 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026IAIII · Driver-only0NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
Jun 10, 2026TNI · Full0NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
May 30, 2026WYI · Full3OOSNFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
May 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around2NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
Apr 24, 2026TNI · Full1NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
Nov 19, 2025NCI · Full1NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
Sep 24, 2025DEI · Full5NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
Sep 19, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490AOY8E6/AL
May 27, 2025WIIII · Driver-only3NFS TRUCKING INC 3207490A0Y8E6/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NFS TRUCKING INC3207490May 27, 2025Aug 6, 20269OH
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.
A0Y8E6AL1NFS TRUCKING INCMay 27, 2025Aug 6, 20268
AOY8E6ALNFS TRUCKING INCSep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026