Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2HEB98165 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
13 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 9
First seenOct 11, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 7, 2024
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 13 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
1FT8W3DT2HEB98165
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 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
B98165

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – Nov 7, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2024OKI · Full5OOSVALI LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC 4060533SBD1983/TX
Sep 14, 2024AZI · Full4OOSSPARK LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC 4080285SBD1983/TX
Sep 9, 2024AZII · Walk-around9OOSSPARK LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC 4080285SBD1983/TX
May 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1ALI LOGISTICS LLC 4131274SBD1983/TX
Apr 22, 2024NVII · Walk-around5OOSALI LOGISTICS LLC 4131274SBD1983/TX
Apr 16, 2024WYI · Full5OOSALI LOGISTICS LLC 4131274SBD1983/TX
Mar 13, 2024ALI · Full2OOSALI LOGISTICS LLC 4131274SBD1983/TX
Dec 20, 2023TXI · Full4OOSALI LOGISTICS LLC 4131274SBD1983/TX
Oct 11, 2023NCI · Full6OOSGIO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3820435SBD1983/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALI LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC4060533Nov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241TX
SPARK LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC4080285Sep 9, 2024Sep 14, 20242TX
ALI LOGISTICS LLC4131274Dec 20, 2023May 16, 20245FL
GIO TRANSPORTATION LLC3820435Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231FL
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.
SBD1983TXVALI LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLCNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241
SBD1983TXSPARK LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLCSep 9, 2024Sep 14, 20242
SBD1983TXALI LOGISTICS LLCDec 20, 2023May 16, 20245
SBD1983TXGIO TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026