Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6MEC84475 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenJul 12, 2023
FL
Last seenNov 17, 2025
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT6MEC84475
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
C84475

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
2021

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Nov 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2025TNI · Full2FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Nov 4, 2025MSI · Full5FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 3187056AP002008/AL
Aug 11, 2025TNI · Full3OOSFAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
May 29, 2024SCII · Walk-around3OOSFAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Apr 23, 2024NCI · Full3FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Mar 11, 2024MSIII · Driver-only1OOSFAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Dec 26, 2023TXI · Full4FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Dec 19, 2023FLIII · Driver-only2FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Sep 18, 2023ALI · Full0FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Sep 6, 2023NCI · Full0FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Aug 11, 2023ALI · Full0FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
Jul 12, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC 31870561171917/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAB FIVE CARRIERS LLC3187056Jul 12, 2023Nov 17, 202512AL
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.
1171917ALFAB FIVE CARRIERS LLCJul 12, 2023Nov 17, 202511
AP002008ALFAB FIVE CARRIERS LLCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026