Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT1REC53481 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJan 23, 2025
IL
Last seenDec 11, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 11 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
1FT8W3DT1REC53481
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 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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
C53481

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 · Jan 23, 2025 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025MOIII · Driver-only26OOSJ AND B HOTSHOT LLC 400485941242PF/NY
Dec 4, 2025KSII · Walk-around8THE TIME TRANS INC 356820141242PF/NY
Jul 23, 2025PAI · Full27OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 425211441242PF/NY
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full2GFT EXPRESS LLC 422556241242PF/NY
Mar 25, 2025TNI · Full4OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 422556241242PF/NY
Mar 20, 2025UTI · Full8GFT EXPRESS LLC 422556241242PF/NY
Feb 19, 2025COIII · Driver-only0GFT EXPRESS LLC 422556241242PF/NY
Jan 23, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GFT EXPRESS LLC 422556241242PF/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J AND B HOTSHOT LLC4004859Dec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251IL
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Dec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251IL
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Jan 23, 2025Apr 2, 20255IN
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.
41242PFNYJ AND B HOTSHOT LLCDec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251
41242PFNYTHE TIME TRANS INCDec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251
41242PFNYBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
41242PFNYGFT EXPRESS LLCJan 23, 2025Apr 2, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026