Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT0REF52718 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJun 5, 2025
IL
Last seenApr 28, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1FT8W3DT0REF52718
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
Jun 19, 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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
F52718

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 · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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 · Jun 5, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026VAII · Walk-around3CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488126/TN
Mar 15, 2026TNI · Full0CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488126/TN
Feb 6, 2026TNI · Full0CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488126/TN
Nov 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488126/TN
Nov 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488126/TN
Oct 26, 2025IDI · Full0THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488126/TN
Oct 8, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488126/TN
Aug 6, 2025VAI · Full8OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488126/TN
Jun 5, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488126/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC4456159Feb 6, 2026Apr 28, 20263TN
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Jun 5, 2025Nov 14, 20256TN
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.
H488126TNCAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLCFeb 6, 2026Apr 28, 20263
H488126TNTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERJun 5, 2025Nov 14, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026