Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2REF39534 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
6 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenNov 4, 2025
AZ
Last seenMay 14, 2026
IL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 6 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT2REF39534
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
F39534

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 4, 2025 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026ILI · Full2OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172DZ55EX/FL
May 12, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172DZ55EX/FL
Apr 30, 2026COII · Walk-around5OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172DZ55EX/FL
Apr 28, 2026UTIII · Driver-only6MOTOWAY LLC 4314921DZ55EX/FL
Feb 25, 2026SDI · Full0HAULDEX LLC 4489350DZ55EX/FL
Jan 26, 2026WYI · Full4OOSBALWAY LLC 4404063DZ55EX/FL
Dec 26, 2025ARI · Full10OOSBALWAY LLC 4404063DZ55EX/FL
Nov 4, 2025AZI · Full4MR CARHAUL LLC 4213996DZ55EX/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 30, 2026May 14, 20263IL
MOTOWAY LLC4314921Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261WA
HAULDEX LLC4489350Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261ND
BALWAY LLC4404063Dec 26, 2025Jan 26, 20262OH
MR CARHAUL LLC4213996Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251WA
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.
DZ55EXFLKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 30, 2026May 14, 20263
DZ55EXFLMOTOWAY LLCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
DZ55EXFLHAULDEX LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
DZ55EXFLBALWAY LLCDec 26, 2025Jan 26, 20262
DZ55EXFLMR CARHAUL LLCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026