Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT8FEB75987 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJun 29, 2023
NC
Last seenOct 7, 2024
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1FT8W3CT8FEB75987
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 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
B75987

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – Oct 7, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2024MDI · Full1OOSSILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT 39067466EY8197/MD
May 30, 2024MDI · Full2OOSMOTHER EARTH FATHER TIME TREE SERVICE LLC 39067496EY8197/MD
Jan 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around1SILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT 39067466EY8197/MD
Dec 4, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0SILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT 39067466EY8197/MD
Oct 25, 2023PAI · Full0COUNTY CUPBOARD OF SPARTANSBURG LLC 39064996EY8197/MD
Jul 19, 2023VAI · Full0SILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT 39067466EY8197/MD
Jun 29, 2023NCI · Full0SILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT 39067466EY8197/MD
Jun 29, 2023NCI · Full2OOSSILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT 39067466EY8197/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORT3906746Jun 29, 2023Oct 7, 20246MD
MOTHER EARTH FATHER TIME TREE SERVICE LLC3906749May 30, 2024May 30, 20241HI
COUNTY CUPBOARD OF SPARTANSBURG LLC3906499Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231PA
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.
6EY8197MDSILVERBACK TOWING & TRANSPORTJun 29, 2023Oct 7, 20246
6EY8197MDMOTHER EARTH FATHER TIME TREE SERVICE LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
6EY8197MDCOUNTY CUPBOARD OF SPARTANSBURG LLCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026