Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-550

1FD0X5HT1PED28821 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJun 4, 2025
MD
Last seenJul 7, 2026
DC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FD0X5HT1PED28821
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2023
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 21, 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
0X5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
D28821

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 · 836 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 836 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
2023

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 · Jun 4, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
May 7, 2026DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
May 1, 2026DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
Mar 11, 2026DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
Dec 22, 2025DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
Nov 28, 2025USI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
Oct 29, 2025DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495C84503/DC
Jul 1, 2025DCI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495K11896/VA
Jun 4, 2025MDI · Full0ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 3434495G22913/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INC3434495Jun 4, 2025Jul 7, 20269DC
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.
C84503DC1ALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INCOct 29, 2025Jul 7, 20267
K11896VAALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INCJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
G22913VAALWAYS TOWING & RECOVERY INCJun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026