Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-550

1FDUF5GT7CEB55161 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenSep 15, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 18, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF5GT7CEB55161
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2012
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 18, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
B55161

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
2012

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 15, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Dec 1, 2025KYI · Full0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Sep 2, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
May 21, 2025KYI · Full0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Mar 19, 2025KYII · Walk-around0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Feb 5, 2025KYI · Full0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Aug 12, 2024KYII · Walk-around0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Apr 19, 2024KYI · Full0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Mar 5, 2024KYII · Walk-around0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
Sep 15, 2023KYII · Walk-around0CHILDERS OIL CO 315060989583/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHILDERS OIL CO315060Sep 15, 2023Mar 18, 202610KY
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.
989583KYCHILDERS OIL COSep 15, 2023Mar 18, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026