Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT5GEC71973 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenAug 26, 2024
TN
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1FT7W2BT5GEC71973
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
Jun 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
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
7W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
C71973

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 · Aug 26, 2024 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026TNI · Full3TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Feb 12, 2026TNI · Full0TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Nov 13, 2025TNI · Full0TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Oct 23, 2025PAII · Walk-around8OOSTOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Oct 8, 2025DEIII · Driver-only2TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Oct 1, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Sep 23, 2025NCI · Full1TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Sep 18, 2025TNI · Full2OOSTOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4139755VB1707/NC
Oct 18, 2024TNI · Full0A&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 4143556VB1707/NC
Sep 20, 2024TNI · Full0A&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 4143556VB1707/NC
Sep 17, 2024TNI · Full0A&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 4143556VB1707/NC
Aug 26, 2024TNI · Full0A&D TRANSPORTATION LLC 4143556VB1707/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLC4139755Sep 18, 2025Feb 18, 20268FL
A&D TRANSPORTATION LLC4143556Aug 26, 2024Oct 18, 20244NC
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.
VB1707NCTOTAL CARE TRUCKING SERVICES LLCSep 18, 2025Feb 18, 20268
VB1707NCA&D TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 26, 2024Oct 18, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026