Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT4HEF45365 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 30, 2023
IN
Last seenAug 13, 2025
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
1FT8W3DT4HEF45365
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
F45365

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 · Oct 30, 2023 – Aug 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2025TNI · Full0BINGO TRANSPORTATION INC 1922165PNU6363/OH
Sep 4, 2024WYI · Full1CLASSIC TRANSPORT INC 547497BD84126/MI
Jun 26, 2024IAI · Full2TRANSPORT INDIANA LLC 3057791BD84126/MI
Apr 8, 2024MOI · Full1CLASSIC TRANSPORT INC 547497BD84126/MI
Oct 30, 2023INI · Full4TRANSPORT US LLC 3344803BD33622/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BINGO TRANSPORTATION INC1922165Aug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251IN
CLASSIC TRANSPORT INC547497Apr 8, 2024Sep 4, 20242IN
TRANSPORT INDIANA LLC3057791Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241IN
TRANSPORT US LLC3344803Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 20231IN
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.
PNU6363OHBINGO TRANSPORTATION INCAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251
BD84126MICLASSIC TRANSPORT INCApr 8, 2024Sep 4, 20242
BD84126MITRANSPORT INDIANA LLCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
BD33622MITRANSPORT US LLCOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026