Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Ford FT900

1FDYL90E3TVA15122 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenMay 29, 2024
KY
Last seenFeb 5, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDYL90E3TVA15122
Make
Ford
Model
FT900
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
YL90E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
A15122

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FT900

Prefix basis · 3 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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FT900

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · May 29, 2024 – Feb 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2025KYII · Walk-around2OOSBIG DAWG LOGGING LLC 3515137353125/KY
Aug 12, 2024KYII · Walk-around3OOSBIG DAWG LOGGING LLC 3515137353125/KY
Aug 7, 2024KYII · Walk-around2OOSBIG DAWG LOGGING LLC 3515137353125/KY
Jun 24, 2024KYI · Full3BIG DAWG LOGGING LLC 3515137353125/KY
May 29, 2024KYII · Walk-around2OOSBIG DAWG LOGGING LLC 3515137353125/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG DAWG LOGGING LLC3515137May 29, 2024Feb 5, 20255KY
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.
353125KYBIG DAWG LOGGING LLCMay 29, 2024Feb 5, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026