Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Ford E-350

1FBSS3BL8BDA85066 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 10, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FBSS3BL8BDA85066
Make
Ford
Model
E-350
Model year
2011
Body class
Van
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
SS3BL

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
A85066

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 · 107 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-350

Prefix basis · 107 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
E-350

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 · Apr 10, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0COSTAMAR TOURS LLC 285490014045C4/CA
Jun 27, 2026CAI · Full0COSTAMAR TOURS LLC 285490014045C4/CA
Mar 29, 2025CAI · Full2COSTAMAR TOURS LLC 285490026416Y2/CA
Jul 27, 2024CAI · Full2COSTAMAR TOURS LLC 285490026416Y2/CA
Apr 10, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0COSTAMAR TOURS LLC 285490026416Y2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COSTAMAR TOURS LLC2854900Apr 10, 2024Jul 14, 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.
14045C4CA1COSTAMAR TOURS LLCJun 27, 2026Jul 14, 20262
26416Y2CACOSTAMAR TOURS LLCApr 10, 2024Mar 29, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026