Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Ford F-550

1FD0W5HT9SEC12729 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 1, 2025
NJ
Last seenMar 9, 2026
DE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
1FD0W5HT9SEC12729
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2025
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
1FD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
0W5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
C12729

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 · 1,292 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 1,292 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-550

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 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 · Aug 1, 2025 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026DEI · Full2OOSOB STAR TRUCKING LLC 4378854N940HV/TN
Jan 23, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0OB STAR TRUCKING LLC 4378854N940HV/TN
Jan 14, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSOB STAR TRUCKING LLC 4378854N940HV/TN
Sep 6, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3TARM INC 4348847N94OHV/TN
Aug 1, 2025NJI · Full3ASV XPRESS LLC 4389301224395H/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OB STAR TRUCKING LLC4378854Jan 14, 2026Mar 9, 20263PA
TARM INC4348847Sep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251FL
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251IL
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.
N940HVTNOB STAR TRUCKING LLCJan 14, 2026Mar 9, 20263
N94OHVTNTARM INCSep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251
224395HILASV XPRESS LLCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026