Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT5SEC02698 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 19, 2025
TN
Last seenJun 25, 2026
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1FT8W3DT5SEC02698
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2025
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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
C02698

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
2025

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 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026WYI · Full2EXCELLENCE TRUCKING LLC 3811082220979H/IL
Mar 24, 2026NJI · Full6OOSCOCO LINES INC 4085855220979H/IL
Mar 11, 2026MDI · Full0COCO LINES INC 4085855220979H/IL
Oct 21, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0COCO LINES INC 4085855220979H/IL
Aug 20, 2025TNI · Full0COCO LINES INC 4085855220979H/IL
Jun 27, 2025MOI · Full1COCO LINES INC 4085855220979H/IL
Mar 19, 2025TNI · Full1COCO LINES INC 4085855220979H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXCELLENCE TRUCKING LLC3811082Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261IL
COCO LINES INC4085855Mar 19, 2025Mar 24, 20266IL
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.
220979HIL1EXCELLENCE TRUCKING LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
220979HILCOCO LINES INCMar 19, 2025Mar 24, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026