Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Ford F-550

1FDUF5GT8BEC12255 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 11, 2023
KS
Last seenAug 30, 2024
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1FDUF5GT8BEC12255
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2011
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 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
C12255

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
2011

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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Aug 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2024MOI · Full2OOSD & A FORD TRANSPORTATION LLC 416854468J7JE/MO
Aug 21, 2024KSI · Full10OOSD & A FORD TRANSPORTATION LLC 416854468J7JE/MO
Dec 19, 2023MOI · Full4B&F TOW SERVICE LLC 381275068J7JE/MO
Nov 27, 2023MOI · Full4B&F TOW SERVICE LLC 381275068J7JE/MO
Oct 11, 2023KSII · Walk-around4B&F TOW SERVICE LLC 3812750NHV8915/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D & A FORD TRANSPORTATION LLC4168544Aug 21, 2024Aug 30, 20242MO
B&F TOW SERVICE LLC3812750Oct 11, 2023Dec 19, 20233MO
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.
68J7JEMOD & A FORD TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 21, 2024Aug 30, 20242
68J7JEMOB&F TOW SERVICE LLCNov 27, 2023Dec 19, 20232
NHV8915TXB&F TOW SERVICE LLCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026