Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ford E-450

1FDFE4FS1FDA25515 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenJul 17, 2023
NJ
Last seenDec 31, 2025
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1FDFE4FS1FDA25515
Make
Ford
Model
E-450
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
FE4FS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
A25515

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 · 1,772 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-450

Prefix basis · 1,772 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-450

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2025NJII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORP 2541076OYB8898/NJ
Dec 21, 2025NJII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORP 2541076OYB8898/NJ
Dec 15, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORP 2541076OYB8898/NJ
Dec 2, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORP 2541076OYB8898/NJ
Oct 9, 2025NJII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORP 2541076OYB8898/NJ
May 24, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OXZ9424/NJ
Mar 25, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OXZ9424/NJ
Mar 15, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OXZ9424/NJ
Nov 13, 2023NJI · Full0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OXZ9424/NJ
Oct 5, 2023NJI · Full2BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OXZ9424/NJ
Jul 17, 2023NJII · Walk-around0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OXZ9424/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORP2541076Oct 9, 2025Dec 31, 20255NJ
BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC1371362Jul 17, 2023May 24, 20246NJ
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.
OYB8898NJUNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CORPOct 9, 2025Dec 31, 20255
OXZ9424NJBKTE EXPRESS CO LLCJul 17, 2023May 24, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026