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2008 Ford Expedition

1FMFU15578LA52840 · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV] · MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMar 21, 2024
OH
Last seenMar 20, 2025
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FMFU15578LA52840
Make
Ford
Model
Expedition
Model year
2008
Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
GVWR
Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
1FM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FU155

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
A52840

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Expedition

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 21, 2024 – Mar 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2025OHV · Vehicle-only0A MOTORTOYS LIMOUSINE SERVICE INC 1447647EZL4136/OH
Mar 21, 2024OHV · Vehicle-only0A MOTORTOYS LIMOUSINE SERVICE INC 1447647EZL4136/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A MOTORTOYS LIMOUSINE SERVICE INC1447647Mar 21, 2024Mar 20, 20252OH
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.
EZL4136OHA MOTORTOYS LIMOUSINE SERVICE INCMar 21, 2024Mar 20, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026