Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-550

1FDUF5GT1MEC73224 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 16, 2025
NY
Last seenJan 21, 2026
NY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF5GT1MEC73224
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2021
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
Jul 19, 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
UF5GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
C73224

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 · 2,005 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 2,005 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-550

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 16, 2025 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026NYI · Full5OOSLONG ISLAND POTTIES INC 347081546804NC/NY
Oct 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around1LONG ISLAND POTTIES INC 347081546804NC/NY
Jul 16, 2025NYI · Full6OOSLONG ISLAND POTTIES INC 347081546804NC/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONG ISLAND POTTIES INC3470815Jul 16, 2025Jan 21, 20263NY
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.
46804NCNYLONG ISLAND POTTIES INCJul 16, 2025Jan 21, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026