Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9SED49977 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJul 25, 2025
NC
Last seenMay 24, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 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
1FT8W3DT9SED49977
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2025
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
D49977

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
2025

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 25, 2025 – May 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2026UTIII · Driver-only3KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172P1290596/IL
Apr 23, 2026MOI · Full2RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Jan 15, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Jan 13, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Dec 12, 2025ALI · Full4RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Nov 5, 2025CTII · Walk-around2RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Sep 8, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1RND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435P1290596/IL
Jul 25, 2025NCI · Full0ODESSA EXPRESS LLC 4242166P1296425/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172May 24, 2026May 24, 20261IL
RND SAFE CARGO INC4189435Sep 8, 2025Apr 23, 20267IL
ODESSA EXPRESS LLC4242166Jul 25, 2025Jul 25, 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.
P1290596ILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 24, 2026May 24, 20261
P1290596ILRND SAFE CARGO INCSep 8, 2025Apr 23, 20267
P1296425ILODESSA EXPRESS LLCJul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026