Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-550

1FDUF5HN7MDA04294 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJul 12, 2023
SD
Last seenMay 20, 2025
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF5HN7MDA04294
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
Aug 15, 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
UF5HN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
A04294

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 · 210 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 210 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 12, 2023 – May 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0U-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTH DAKOTA 42851675819C/SD
Jul 12, 2023SDI · Full1OOSU-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTH DAKOTA 42851699782V/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
U-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTH DAKOTA428516Jul 12, 2023May 20, 20252ND
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.
75819CSDU-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTH DAKOTAMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
99782VSDU-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTH DAKOTAJul 12, 2023Jul 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 15, 2026