Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT8TEC46101 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 28, 2025
TN
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
MT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
1FT8W3DT8TEC46101
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2026
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
C46101

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
2026

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 28, 2025 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026MTIII · Driver-only2GQ LINE LLC 4077475VY4609/NC
Jan 27, 2026KSII · Walk-around13GQ LINE LLC 4077475VY4609/NC
Dec 22, 2025MOII · Walk-around15OOSDMLCSL LLC 447692740660946/NC
Nov 6, 2025ALII · Walk-around2CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 444178440660946/NC
Oct 28, 2025TNI · Full1OOSGQ LINE LLC 407747540660946/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GQ LINE LLC4077475Oct 28, 2025Feb 17, 20263NC
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251IL
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.
VY4609NCGQ LINE LLCJan 27, 2026Feb 17, 20262
40660946NCDMLCSL LLCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
40660946NCCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
40660946NCGQ LINE LLCOct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026