Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT9HEE74262 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 29, 2024
MS
Last seenFeb 20, 2025
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3CT9HEE74262
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2017
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
8W3CT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
E74262

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
2017

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 · Oct 29, 2024 – Feb 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around6RJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4186875A521518/MS
Jan 21, 2025TNI · Full0RJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4186875A521518/MS
Jan 14, 2025MSI · Full1RJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4186875A521518/MS
Jan 9, 2025MSI · Full0RJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4186875A521518/MS
Nov 14, 2024ARI · Full2RJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4186875A521518/MS
Oct 29, 2024MSII · Walk-around1OOSRJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4186875A521518/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLC4186875Oct 29, 2024Feb 20, 20256MS
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.
A521518MSRJ WATTS TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 29, 2024Feb 20, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026