Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT8KEE98994 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 21, 2025
CO
Last seenJun 3, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 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
1FT8W3DT8KEE98994
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2019
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
E98994

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
2019

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 21, 2025 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026TNI · Full0JT7 HAULING LLC 4385981K428HT/TN
Mar 13, 2026TNI · Full0JT7 HAULING LLC 4385981K428HT/TN
Jan 14, 2026TNI · Full0CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581K428HT/TN
Nov 18, 2025USI · Full0CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581K428HT/TN
Sep 26, 2025TNI · Full1OOSCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581K428HT/TN
Aug 29, 2025TNI · Full0CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581K428HT/TN
Aug 21, 2025COI · Full0CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581K428HT/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JT7 HAULING LLC4385981Mar 13, 2026Jun 3, 20262TN
CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC4197581Aug 21, 2025Jan 14, 20265CO
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.
K428HTTNJT7 HAULING LLCMar 13, 2026Jun 3, 20262
K428HTTNCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLCAug 21, 2025Jan 14, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026