Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9LEE92249 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
9 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 11, 2025
NC
Last seenMay 14, 2026
VA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 9 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT9LEE92249
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2020
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
E92249

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 11, 2025 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026VAI · Full6KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172KV1279/NC
Apr 24, 2026IAII · Walk-around12D & V BUSINESS LLC 3943223KV1279/NC
Feb 20, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 4501798KV1279/NC
Feb 14, 2026NCI · Full3OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798KV1279/NC
Jan 13, 2026KYI · Full0MTMFO LLC 4501798KV1279/NC
Jan 12, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 4501798KV1279/NC
Sep 30, 2025NEIII · Driver-only3OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542KV1279/NC
Aug 11, 2025NCI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257KV1279/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172May 14, 2026May 14, 20261IL
D & V BUSINESS LLC3943223Apr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261PA
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 12, 2026Feb 20, 20264IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 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.
KV1279NCKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
KV1279NCD & V BUSINESS LLCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
KV1279NCMTMFO LLCJan 12, 2026Feb 20, 20264
KV1279NCNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
KV1279NCPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026