Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FD8X3GT2MEC18297 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Double Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 20, 2023
NJ
Last seenApr 8, 2026
PA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FD8X3GT2MEC18297
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 22, 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
8X3GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
C18297

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 · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 24 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 20, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026PAII · Walk-around1OOSLEN THE PLUMBER 10947557EM0077/MD
Nov 26, 2025MDIII · Driver-only2OOSLEN THE PLUMBER 10947557EM0077/MD
Nov 7, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSLEN THE PLUMBER 10947557EM0077/MD
Jun 18, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2LEN THE PLUMBER 10947557EM0077/MD
Jun 6, 2024NJI · Full0LEN THE PLUMBER 10947557EM0077/MD
Oct 20, 2023NJI · Full0LEN THE PLUMBER 10947557EM0077/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEN THE PLUMBER1094755Oct 20, 2023Apr 8, 20266MD
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.
7EM0077MDLEN THE PLUMBEROct 20, 2023Apr 8, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026