Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT1PED90997 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
1 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 9, 2025
SD
Last seenAug 31, 2025
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 1 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
1FT8W3DT1PED90997
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
Jul 5, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
D90997

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 9, 2025 – Aug 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2025PAII · Walk-around8NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542P1283564/IL
Aug 19, 2025MDII · Walk-around8OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542P1283564/IL
Jul 9, 2025SDIV · Special1CEDARGROVE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC 44135113P415/SD
Jul 9, 2025SDI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257P1283564/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Aug 19, 2025Aug 31, 20252IL
CEDARGROVE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC441351Jul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251SD
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251IL
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.
P1283564ILNIMBUS 2000 LLCAug 19, 2025Aug 31, 20252
13P415SDCEDARGROVE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INCJul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251
P1283564ILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026