Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6GED38393 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 24, 2023
MO
Last seenJan 7, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
1FT8W3DT6GED38393
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2016
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
D38393

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
2016

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026MOI · Full2ESSENTIAL COMMODITY TRANSPORT LLC 3844023K215634/TX
Dec 4, 2025KSI · Full2ESSENTIAL COMMODITY TRANSPORT LLC 3844023K215634/TX
Oct 28, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0ESSENTIAL COMMODITY TRANSPORT LLC 3844023K215634/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around4ESSENTIAL COMMODITY TRANSPORT LLC 3844023K215634/TX
Dec 17, 2024KSI · Full0TRISTAN TWITO 3275111K193633/TX
May 22, 2024ALI · Full0TRISTAN TWITO 3275111K193633/TX
Apr 12, 2024OKI · Full2TRISTAN TWITO 3275111K193633/TX
Oct 24, 2023MOI · Full1OOSJAY'S LOGISTICS LLC 2926265R183317/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESSENTIAL COMMODITY TRANSPORT LLC3844023Oct 6, 2025Jan 7, 20264TX
TRISTAN TWITO3275111Apr 12, 2024Dec 17, 20243TX
JAY'S LOGISTICS LLC2926265Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231TX
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.
K215634TXESSENTIAL COMMODITY TRANSPORT LLCOct 6, 2025Jan 7, 20264
K193633TXTRISTAN TWITOApr 12, 2024Dec 17, 20243
R183317TXJAY'S LOGISTICS LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026