Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6CEC18085 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 13
First seenMar 26, 2025
WY
Last seenSep 17, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
1FT8W3DT6CEC18085
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Oct 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
C18085

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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 26, 2025 – Sep 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2026OHII · Walk-around7OOSREYES EXPRESS LLC 4392980VRB7660/TX
Aug 13, 2026PAI · Full19OOSVLRS TRANSPORT LLC 4333263VRB7660/TX
Apr 15, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2—DEMO EXPRESS LLC 4193649VRB7660/TX
Feb 12, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Jan 13, 2026ALI · Full6—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Jan 12, 2026ILI · Full2—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Dec 18, 2025WII · Full4—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Dec 12, 2025KYI · Full3—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Nov 12, 2025NCI · Full1—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139PCR0502/TX
Aug 19, 2025MSI · Full8OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139PCR0502/TX
Jun 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Apr 16, 2025TNI · Full0—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Mar 26, 2025WYI · Full4OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REYES EXPRESS LLC4392980Sep 17, 2026Sep 17, 20261TX
VLRS TRANSPORT LLC4333263Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261TX
DEMO EXPRESS LLC4193649Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261TX
CATRA HOTSHOT LLC3995139Mar 26, 2025Feb 12, 202610TX
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.
VRB7660TX1REYES EXPRESS LLCSep 17, 2026 → Sep 17, 20261
VRB7660TX1VLRS TRANSPORT LLCAug 13, 2026 → Aug 13, 20261
VRB7660TX—DEMO EXPRESS LLCApr 15, 2026 → Apr 15, 20261
VRB7660TX—CATRA HOTSHOT LLCMar 26, 2025 → Feb 12, 20268
PCR0502TX—CATRA HOTSHOT LLCAug 19, 2025 → Nov 12, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 28, 2026