Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2KEG85356 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenNov 21, 2023
TN
Last seenJul 30, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1FT8W3DT2KEG85356
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2019
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
G85356

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
2019

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Jul 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1RAPID TRANSPORT KINGS LLC 4004216TDJ8882/TX
May 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLC 4138835TDJ8882/TX
Mar 6, 2025AZIII · Driver-only4OOSSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLC 4138835TDJ8882/TX
Jan 27, 2025TNI · Full1OOSSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLC 4138835TDJ8882/UK
Apr 3, 2024TNI · Full6OOSSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLC 4138835TDJ8882/UK
Nov 21, 2023TNI · Full0SERRANOVA TRUCKING LLC 41388353821A14/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAPID TRANSPORT KINGS LLC4004216Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251TX
SERRANOVA TRUCKING LLC4138835Nov 21, 2023May 13, 20255TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
TDJ8882TXRAPID TRANSPORT KINGS LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
TDJ8882TXSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLCMar 6, 2025May 13, 20252
TDJ8882UKSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLCApr 3, 2024Jan 27, 20252
3821A14TXSERRANOVA TRUCKING LLCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026