Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6CEC18085 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenMar 26, 2025
WY
Last seenApr 15, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
Jun 17, 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 26, 2025 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2DEMO EXPRESS LLC 4193649VRB7660/TX
Feb 12, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Jan 13, 2026ALI · Full6CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Jan 12, 2026ILI · Full2CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Dec 18, 2025WII · Full4CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Dec 12, 2025KYI · Full3CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Nov 12, 2025NCI · Full1CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139PCR0502/TX
Aug 19, 2025MSI · Full8OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139PCR0502/TX
Jun 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Apr 16, 2025TNI · Full0CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
Mar 26, 2025WYI · Full4OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
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.
VRB7660TXDEMO EXPRESS LLCApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
VRB7660TXCATRA HOTSHOT LLCMar 26, 2025Feb 12, 20268
PCR0502TXCATRA HOTSHOT LLCAug 19, 2025Nov 12, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026