Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT9FED56078 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJul 25, 2023
CO
Last seenApr 23, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1FT8W3BT9FED56078
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2015
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
D56078

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
2015

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Apr 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0DIAMOND V TRUCKING LLC 4092559SA08880/MT
Feb 7, 2025MTI · Full1DIAMOND V TRUCKING LLC 4092559SA08880/MT
Dec 4, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2OOSDIAMOND V TRUCKING LLC 4092559SA08880/MT
Jan 4, 2024IDI · Full0DIAMOND V TRUCKING LLC 4092559SA08880/MT
Jul 29, 2023WYI · Full4OOSI KNOW HOW TO TRUCK INC 3313616C628HU/TN
Jul 25, 2023COI · Full1OOSI KNOW HOW TO TRUCK INC 3313616C628HU/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIAMOND V TRUCKING LLC4092559Jan 4, 2024Apr 23, 20254MT
I KNOW HOW TO TRUCK INC3313616Jul 25, 2023Jul 29, 20232TN
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.
SA08880MTDIAMOND V TRUCKING LLCJan 4, 2024Apr 23, 20254
C628HUTNI KNOW HOW TO TRUCK INCJul 25, 2023Jul 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026