Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT4PEC34177 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenFeb 6, 2025
IL
Last seenJul 25, 2026
NV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3CT4PEC34177
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
8W3CT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C34177

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 · 216 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 216 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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2025 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026NVI · Full2OOSTITANS HOTSHOT LLC 4544556SRAU36/FL
May 13, 2026UTI · Full3OOSMILAN TRANSPORTE LLC 4334715FGD376/FL
Feb 27, 2025WAI · Full5OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057P1283227/IL
Feb 19, 2025SDII · Walk-around9OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057P1283227/IL
Feb 6, 2025ILIII · Driver-only3MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057NONE/IL
Feb 6, 2025ILII · Walk-around3MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057P1272403/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TITANS HOTSHOT LLC4544556Jul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261TX
MILAN TRANSPORTE LLC4334715May 13, 2026May 13, 20261TX
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Feb 6, 2025Feb 27, 20254IL
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.
SRAU36FL1TITANS HOTSHOT LLCJul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261
FGD376FLMILAN TRANSPORTE LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
P1283227ILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 19, 2025Feb 27, 20252
NONEILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
P1272403ILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026