Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2REF50517 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under7
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenMar 27, 2025
IL
Last seenJul 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 16 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
1FT8W3DT2REF50517
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
F50517

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 · Mar 27, 2025 – Jul 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 4, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0SQ 92 INC 2868395220305H/IL
Jun 7, 2026TNI · Full0SQ 92 INC 2868395220305H/IL
May 26, 2026VAII · Walk-around4OOSSQ 92 INC 2868395220305H/IL
Apr 6, 2026OHII · Walk-around0KLM 20 LLC 4459130220305H/IL
Mar 26, 2026MII · Full13OOSAMERICAN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC 3830881220305H/IL
Sep 23, 2025MOII · Walk-around9OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542220305H/IL
Aug 5, 2025GAI · Full1OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 425211422035H/IL
Apr 9, 2025KSI · Full30OOSBARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC 2487340220305H/IL
Mar 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156220305H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SQ 92 INC2868395May 26, 2026Jul 4, 20263IN
KLM 20 LLC4459130Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261WI
AMERICAN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC3830881Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261PA
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251IL
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Aug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251IL
BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC2487340Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251IN
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Mar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251IN
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.
220305HIL1SQ 92 INCMay 26, 2026Jul 4, 20263
220305HILKLM 20 LLCApr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261
220305HILAMERICAN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
220305HILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251
22035HILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251
220305HILBARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
220305HILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026