Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT7REF97140 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under7
10 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenAug 30, 2025
PA
Last seenJun 12, 2026
IL
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 10 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
1FT8W3DT7REF97140
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
F97140

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
2024

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 · Aug 30, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026ILI · Full3OOSEASTROADS LLC 4504896PNX1553/OH
Mar 2, 2026OHII · Walk-around11OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798PNX1553/OH
Feb 11, 2026KSIII · Driver-only14OOSGARDEN STATE HAULERS LLC 4436691PNX1553/OH
Jan 10, 2026NCI · Full0DMLCSL LLC 4476927PNX1553/OH
Dec 27, 2025NCI · Full0DMLCSL LLC 4476927PNX1553/OH
Oct 29, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784PNX1553/OH
Oct 24, 2025TNI · Full2CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784PNX1553/OH
Oct 7, 2025TNI · Full1OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542PNX1553/OH
Aug 30, 2025PAI · Full3RADLEN INC 4011877PNX1553/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTROADS LLC4504896Jun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261OH
MTMFO LLC4501798Mar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261IL
GARDEN STATE HAULERS LLC4436691Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261OH
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 27, 2025Jan 10, 20262IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 24, 2025Oct 29, 20252IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251IL
RADLEN INC4011877Aug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251OH
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.
PNX1553OH1EASTROADS LLCJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261
PNX1553OHMTMFO LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261
PNX1553OHGARDEN STATE HAULERS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
PNX1553OHDMLCSL LLCDec 27, 2025Jan 10, 20262
PNX1553OHCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 24, 2025Oct 29, 20252
PNX1553OHNIMBUS 2000 LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
PNX1553OHRADLEN INCAug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026