Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-550

1FDUF5GT8RDA04800 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 30, 2024
MS
Last seenJul 2, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1FDUF5GT8RDA04800
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2024
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
A04800

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
2024

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 30, 2024 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026MIII · Walk-around4OOSGERASIMOS GROUP LLC 3994211BE40568/MI
May 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSVALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INC 2968912K199579/TX
Apr 24, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0VALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INC 2968912K199579/TX
Jan 8, 2025FLI · Full2OOSVALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INC 2968912K199579/TX
Jan 6, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0VALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INC 2968912K199579/TX
Oct 30, 2024MSI · Full0VALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INC 2968912K19 9579/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERASIMOS GROUP LLC3994211Jul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261MI
VALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INC2968912Oct 30, 2024May 12, 20255TX
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.
BE40568MI1GERASIMOS GROUP LLCJul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261
K199579TXVALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INCJan 6, 2025May 12, 20254
K19 9579TXVALFAIR CONSTRUCTION INCOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026