Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Ford F-750

3FRPF7FA8BV621716 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJan 16, 2025
CA
Last seenMay 6, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3FRPF7FA8BV621716
Make
Ford
Model
F-750
Model year
2011
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
3FR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PF7FA

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
621716

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-750

Prefix basis · 5 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
2011

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-750

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 16, 2025 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620077723E2/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAI · Full4OOSSMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620077723E2/CA
Feb 28, 2025CAI · Full8OOSSMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620077723E2/CA
Feb 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around1SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620077723E2/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAI · Full7OOSSMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620077723E2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC3876200Jan 16, 2025May 6, 20265CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
77723E2CASMG COMMUNICATIONS INCJan 16, 2025May 6, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026