Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FD8W3GT9MEC13827 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 26, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 9, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FD8W3GT9MEC13827
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2021
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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
8W3GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
C13827

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 · 152 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 152 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

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 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 26, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026ALI · Full0DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WAK046/GA
Feb 5, 2026ALI · Full6DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WAK046/GA
Jan 21, 2026WVII · Walk-around0DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WAK046/GA
Jul 2, 2025FLI · Full0DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WXD579/FL
Nov 6, 2024ALI · Full0DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WXD579/GA
Oct 11, 2024LAI · Full0DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WXD579/GA
Sep 16, 2024OHIII · Driver-only6DAVID LACEY INC 1929601WXD579/GA
Oct 26, 2023TNI · Full0DAVID LACEY INC 1929601EVQ077/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID LACEY INC1929601Oct 26, 2023Jun 9, 20268GA
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.
WAK046GADAVID LACEY INCJan 21, 2026Jun 9, 20263
WXD579FLDAVID LACEY INCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
WXD579GADAVID LACEY INCSep 16, 2024Nov 6, 20243
EVQ077GADAVID LACEY INCOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026