Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford F-550

1FDUF5HY9JEB02551 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 26, 2023
MA
Last seenMar 18, 2026
MA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF5HY9JEB02551
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
Model year
2018
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 5, 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
UF5HY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
B02551

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 · 206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 206 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
2018

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 · Nov 26, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026MAIII · Driver-only0BT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 30391371222/MA
May 8, 2025MAI · Full3OOSBT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 30391371222F/MA
Aug 13, 2024MAI · Full0BT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 30391371222D/MA
Nov 26, 2023MAII · Walk-around2BT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INC 30391371222B/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INC3039137Nov 26, 2023Mar 18, 20264MA
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.
1222MABT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
1222FMABT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
1222DMABT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INCAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241
1222BMABT & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY INCNov 26, 2023Nov 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026