Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6HED07517 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenMay 14, 2024
AZ
Last seenJul 16, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1FT8W3DT6HED07517
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
D07517

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
2017

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 14, 2024 – Jul 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2025IAIII · Driver-only16RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Jul 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Apr 8, 2025SCI · Full4RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Apr 3, 2025LAI · Full0RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Mar 31, 2025INII · Walk-around15OOSRUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Nov 17, 2024ARI · Full5OOSRUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Oct 24, 2024TNI · Full2OOSRUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Sep 9, 2024LAI · Full3RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 4129198H355070/TN
Aug 5, 2024TNI · Full1RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 41291985425G92/TX
Jun 19, 2024NMI · Full0SMART INVESTMENTS 1010-2020 LLC 40468125425G92/TX
Jun 11, 2024AZII · Walk-around10OOSSMART INVESTMENTS 1010-2020 LLC 40468125425G92/TX
May 14, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3SMART INVESTMENTS 1010-2020 LLC 40468125425G92/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC4129198Aug 5, 2024Jul 16, 20259TN
SMART INVESTMENTS 1010-2020 LLC4046812May 14, 2024Jun 19, 20243TX
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.
H355070TNRUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INCSep 9, 2024Jul 16, 20258
5425G92TXRUIZ TRANSPORT EXPRESS INCAug 5, 2024Aug 5, 20241
5425G92TXSMART INVESTMENTS 1010-2020 LLCMay 14, 2024Jun 19, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026