Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ford Transit

1FBAX2C87NKA53839 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMay 1, 2025
CA
Last seenMay 8, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FBAX2C87NKA53839
Make
Ford
Model
Transit
Model year
2022
Body class
Van
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
1FB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AX2C8

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
A53839

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 · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transit

Prefix basis · 47 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
Transit

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Van

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 1, 2025 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0RED LION LIMOUSINE INC 317334359937D4/CA
May 1, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0RED LION LIMOUSINE INC 317334359937D4/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED LION LIMOUSINE INC3173343May 1, 2025May 8, 20262CA
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.
59937D4CARED LION LIMOUSINE INCMay 1, 2025May 8, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026