Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT3HEE71288 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenMar 19, 2025
PA
Last seenMar 17, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
1FT8W3DT3HEE71288
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 28, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
E71288

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 · Mar 19, 2025 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026ILI · Full17OOSUSA PRIME TRUCKING LLC 193732535A045C/AL
Sep 9, 2025MDI · Full1HUEY HAULERS LLC 370555935A045C/AL
Jul 27, 2025TNI · Full4OOSSMART GEAR LOGISTICS LLC 384475835A045C/AL
May 8, 2025MSI · Full3HUEY HAULERS LLC 370555935A045C/AL
Mar 19, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4OOSHUEY HAULERS LLC 370555935A045C/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USA PRIME TRUCKING LLC1937325Mar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261OH
HUEY HAULERS LLC3705559Mar 19, 2025Sep 9, 20253MI
SMART GEAR LOGISTICS LLC3844758Jul 27, 2025Jul 27, 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.
35A045CALUSA PRIME TRUCKING LLCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
35A045CALHUEY HAULERS LLCMar 19, 2025Sep 9, 20253
35A045CALSMART GEAR LOGISTICS LLCJul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026