Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DM4REC29989 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 17, 2024
MO
Last seenJul 28, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1FT8W3DM4REC29989
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
8W3DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
C29989

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 · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 246 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
2024

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 · Apr 17, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026MSI · Full5OOSWOLF CREEK LOGISTICS LLC 4044283H474070/TN
Aug 9, 2024TNI · Full0WOLF CREEK LOGISTICS LLC 4044283H474070/UK
Apr 17, 2024MOI · Full5BEST SHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC 283073074070/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WOLF CREEK LOGISTICS LLC4044283Aug 9, 2024Jul 28, 20262TN
BEST SHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC2830730Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241KY
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.
H474070TN1WOLF CREEK LOGISTICS LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
H474070UKWOLF CREEK LOGISTICS LLCAug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241
74070TNBEST SHOT TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026