Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2REF87017 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
6 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenSep 29, 2025
IA
Last seenMar 4, 2026
AZ
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT2REF87017
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
F87017

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 · Sep 29, 2025 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026AZIII · Driver-only3OOSRND SAFE CARGO INC 418943512FBDW/FL
Jan 28, 2026OHII · Walk-around5OOSMTMFO LLC 450179812FBDW/FL
Jan 7, 2026TNI · Full5OOSDMLCSL LLC 447692712FBDW/FL
Nov 26, 2025MSI · Full4CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 444178412FBDW/FL
Nov 7, 2025COII · Walk-around1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 444178412FBDW/FL
Oct 10, 2025TNI · Full2OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 443654212FBDW/FL
Sep 29, 2025IAIII · Driver-only6OOSRND SAFE CARGO INC 418943512FBDW/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RND SAFE CARGO INC4189435Sep 29, 2025Mar 4, 20262IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 7, 2025Nov 26, 20252IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Oct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251IL
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.
12FBDWFLRND SAFE CARGO INCSep 29, 2025Mar 4, 20262
12FBDWFLMTMFO LLCJan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261
12FBDWFLDMLCSL LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
12FBDWFLCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 7, 2025Nov 26, 20252
12FBDWFLNIMBUS 2000 LLCOct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026