Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-450

1FDUF4GN5PDA20199 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 18, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 26, 2025
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF4GN5PDA20199
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2023
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single 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
UF4GN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
A20199

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 · 253 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 253 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-450

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2024 – Nov 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSBEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 273253908900B4/CA
Jul 9, 2025CAI · Full0BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 273253908900B4/CA
Mar 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 273253908900B4/CA
Mar 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around2BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 273253908900B4/CA
Feb 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 273253908900B4/CA
Jan 28, 2025CAI · Full0BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 273253908900B4/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAI · Full0BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC 2732539P285206/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INC2732539Jul 18, 2024Nov 26, 20257CA
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.
08900B4CABEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INCJan 28, 2025Nov 26, 20256
P285206CABEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INCJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026