Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT8LEC40284 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJun 6, 2025
TN
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 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
1FT8W3BT8LEC40284
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2020
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
C40284

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
2020

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 · Jun 6, 2025 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TNI · Full0FAITH IN TRANSIT LLC 3938564VZD0975/TX
Feb 18, 2026OHII · Walk-around3OOSFAITH IN TRANSIT LLC 3938564VZD0975/TX
Oct 10, 2025VAI · Full1FAITH IN TRANSIT LLC 3938564VZD0975/TX
Sep 25, 2025TNI · Full0FAITH IN TRANSIT LLC 3938564PZC9486/TX
Aug 21, 2025TNI · Full0FAITH IN TRANSIT LLC 3938564VZD0975/TX
Aug 19, 2025USI · Full1FAITH IN TRANSIT LLC 3938564VZD0975/TX
Jun 11, 2025ALI · Full1OOSFRAITH TRUCKING LLC 3945675VZD0975/TX
Jun 9, 2025NCI · Full1FRAITH TRUCKING LLC 3945675VZD0975/TX
Jun 6, 2025TNI · Full2OOSFRAITH TRUCKING LLC 3945675VZD0975/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAITH IN TRANSIT LLC3938564Aug 19, 2025Jun 16, 20266OR
FRAITH TRUCKING LLC3945675Jun 6, 2025Jun 11, 20253GA
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.
VZD0975TX1FAITH IN TRANSIT LLCAug 19, 2025Jun 16, 20265
PZC9486TXFAITH IN TRANSIT LLCSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
VZD0975TXFRAITH TRUCKING LLCJun 6, 2025Jun 11, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026