Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Ford F-350

1FTWW32F1XEC19493 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJan 9, 2024
TN
Last seenApr 1, 2025
NE
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FTWW32F1XEC19493
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
1999
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
WW32F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
C19493

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 · 82 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 82 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

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 · Jan 9, 2024 – Apr 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
Mar 26, 2025FLII · Walk-around2OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/FL
Feb 27, 2025NJII · Walk-around4OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
Feb 7, 2025KYI · Full1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
Nov 25, 2024TNI · Full0THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
Jul 23, 2024TNI · Full3OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
Jun 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around2THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
Jan 9, 2024TNI · Full0THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H459063/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Jan 9, 2024Apr 1, 20258TN
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.
H459063TNTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERJan 9, 2024Apr 1, 20257
H459063FLTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERMar 26, 2025Mar 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026