Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT3GEC71518 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 24, 2025
MD
Last seenJun 1, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
1FT7W2BT3GEC71518
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2016
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
7W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
C71518

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 · 900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-250

Prefix basis · 900 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-250

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · Jun 24, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026KSIII · Driver-only16SWORD TRUCKING LLC 4422570W7W919/KY
Jan 23, 2026MAIII · Driver-only4D&B LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 4244206Q71VH7M/TN
Jun 24, 2025MDII · Walk-around1IDAHO EXPRESS LOGISTICS INC 4124943QFFGMHB/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWORD TRUCKING LLC4422570Jun 1, 2026Jun 1, 20261AR
D&B LOGISTICS GROUP LLC4244206Jan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261MD
IDAHO EXPRESS LOGISTICS INC4124943Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251ID
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.
W7W919KYSWORD TRUCKING LLCJun 1, 2026Jun 1, 20261
Q71VH7MTND&B LOGISTICS GROUP LLCJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
QFFGMHBTNIDAHO EXPRESS LOGISTICS INCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026