Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Ford E-450

1FDWE45F23HA97543 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seenAug 16, 2023
NJ
Last seenJan 23, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1FDWE45F23HA97543
Make
Ford
Model
E-450
Model year
2003
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
WE45F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
A97543

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 · 71 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-450

Prefix basis · 71 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-450

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026NJI · Full0FUJI EXPRESS INC 865520OYB6648/NJ
Jan 11, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0FUJI EXPRESS INC 865520OYB6648/NJ
Jan 4, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Dec 21, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Dec 9, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Jul 6, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
May 2, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Apr 19, 2025NJII · Walk-around2BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Feb 22, 2025NJII · Walk-around0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Oct 4, 2024NJI · Full1BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Aug 10, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
May 18, 2024NJII · Walk-around0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
May 3, 2024NJII · Walk-around0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Apr 28, 2024NJII · Walk-around0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Mar 1, 2024NJII · Walk-around2OOSBKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
Aug 16, 2023NJI · Full2BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB6648/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUJI EXPRESS INC865520Jan 11, 2026Jan 23, 20262NJ
BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC1371362Aug 16, 2023Jan 4, 202614NJ
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.
OYB6648NJFUJI EXPRESS INCJan 11, 2026Jan 23, 20262
OYB6648NJBKTE EXPRESS CO LLCAug 16, 2023Jan 4, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026