Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford Transit

1FBAX2XM1JKA62036 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenDec 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 23, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FBAX2XM1JKA62036
Make
Ford
Model
Transit
Model year
2018
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
AX2XM

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
A62036

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
Transit

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
2018

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Jan 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1AMATO INDUSTRIES INC 266322472336K2/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0WEDRIVEU INC 228699572336K2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMATO INDUSTRIES INC2663224Jan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251CA
WEDRIVEU INC2286995Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231CA
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.
72336K2CAAMATO INDUSTRIES INCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
72336K2CAWEDRIVEU INCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026