Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT2MEE16296 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seen10/31/2023
TN
Last seen03/10/2026
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DT2MEE16296
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
06/17/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 10/31/2023 – 03/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/10/2026GAI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
01/08/2026NCI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
09/12/2025NCI · Full1OOSOCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
11/04/2024TNI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
09/19/2024TNI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
08/30/2024NCI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
04/23/2024KYIII · Driver-only0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
04/05/2024TNI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/UK
04/03/2024TNI · Full1—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
03/11/2024TNI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/UK
10/31/2023TNI · Full0—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC 4129196A002486/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OCEANS RESEARCH LLC412919610/31/202303/10/202611SC
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.
A002486SC—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC10/31/2023 → 03/10/20269
A002486UK—OCEANS RESEARCH LLC03/11/2024 → 04/05/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/17/2026
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