Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT4GED37679 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenNov 29, 2023
VA
Last seenJan 23, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1FT8W3BT4GED37679
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2016
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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
8W3BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
D37679

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 · 616 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 616 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-350

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 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 · Nov 29, 2023 – Jan 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1OOSSOUTH BOUND TRANSPORT LLC 3376519BC90642/MI
Oct 3, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SOUTH BOUND TRANSPORT LLC 3376519BC90642/MI
Nov 29, 2023VAI · Full2OOS365 HOTSHOT LLC 3360633BC90642/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTH BOUND TRANSPORT LLC3376519Oct 3, 2024Jan 23, 20252NC
365 HOTSHOT LLC3360633Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231TX
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.
BC90642MISOUTH BOUND TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2024Jan 23, 20252
BC90642MI365 HOTSHOT LLCNov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026