Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Ford F-250

1FTHF26M1JNB19381 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 24, 2024
WV
Last seenApr 7, 2026
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FTHF26M1JNB19381
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
1988
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
HF26M

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
B19381

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1988

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-250

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 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 24, 2024 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026WVV · Vehicle-only0BROTHER TOWING LLC 3486076B282909/WV
Mar 19, 2025WVV · Vehicle-only0BROTHER TOWING LLC 3486076B282909/WV
Jan 24, 2024WVI · Full0BROTHER TOWING LLC 3486076B282909/WV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROTHER TOWING LLC3486076Jan 24, 2024Apr 7, 20263WV
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.
B282909WVBROTHER TOWING LLCJan 24, 2024Apr 7, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026