Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT5REF43402 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenMay 29, 2025
NJ
Last seenApr 22, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
1FT8W3DT5REF43402
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 22, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
F43402

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 · May 29, 2025 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026KSIII · Driver-only1KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172008153A/KY
Apr 3, 2026MOI · Full10OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172008153A/KY
Jan 5, 2026MOI · Full1OOSCARGOPROF LLC 4480366008153A/KY
Dec 17, 2025MOI · Full4OOSCARGOPROF LLC 4480366008153A/KY
Aug 17, 2025MOII · Walk-around7OOSDT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION CORP 4361831008153A/KY
May 29, 2025NJI · Full3DT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION CORP 4361831008153A/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 3, 2026Apr 22, 20262IL
CARGOPROF LLC4480366Dec 17, 2025Jan 5, 20262IL
DT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION CORP4361831May 29, 2025Aug 17, 20252OH
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.
008153AKYKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 3, 2026Apr 22, 20262
008153AKYCARGOPROF LLCDec 17, 2025Jan 5, 20262
008153AKYDT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION CORPMay 29, 2025Aug 17, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026