Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT4JEB94849 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenApr 3, 2024
KY
Last seenMar 5, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT4JEB94849
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
B94849

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
2018

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 · Apr 3, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026KYI · Full1BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Jul 29, 2025KYII · Walk-around0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
May 14, 2025KYII · Walk-around0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Mar 18, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Mar 14, 2025KYI · Full2BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Mar 5, 2025KYII · Walk-around0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Dec 19, 2024OHII · Walk-around2BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Oct 23, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Oct 23, 2024KYI · Full1BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Sep 19, 2024KYI · Full0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Aug 16, 2024KYI · Full0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Jun 6, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832F1B972/KY
Apr 3, 2024KYI · Full1OOSBLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC 4215832C305463/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLC4215832Apr 3, 2024Mar 5, 202613KY
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.
F1B972KYBLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLCJun 6, 2024Mar 5, 202612
C305463KYBLUE LINE RECOVERY & TRANSPORT LLCApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026