Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT1NEF18996 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenNov 20, 2024
SC
Last seenOct 15, 2025
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DT1NEF18996
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2022
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
F18996

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
2022

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 · Nov 20, 2024 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025FLII · Walk-around19OOSDREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYA/FL
Sep 15, 2025DEI · Full1DREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYYA/FL
Sep 12, 2025DEI · Full2OOSDREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYA/FL
Jul 16, 2025INI · Full13OOSDREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYA/FL
Feb 24, 2025MDIII · Driver-only3DREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYA/FL
Jan 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around6DREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYA/FL
Nov 20, 2024SCIII · Driver-only4OOSDREAM CARRIER LLC 4147367VITYA/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DREAM CARRIER LLC4147367Nov 20, 2024Oct 15, 20257WA
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.
VITYAFLDREAM CARRIER LLCNov 20, 2024Oct 15, 20256
VITYYAFLDREAM CARRIER LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026