Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DTXMEC58896 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJun 23, 2023
KS
Last seenOct 23, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1FT8W3DTXMEC58896
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2021
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
C58896

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
2021

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 · Jun 23, 2023 – Oct 23, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2024TXI · Full3OOSCHAMPION TRUCKIN LLC 2473855K155745/TX
Oct 17, 2024NMI · Full1OOSCHAMPION TRUCKIN LLC 2473855K155745/TX
Jul 3, 2024AZI · Full1OOSHOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 3365861K155745/TX
Jun 8, 2024TNI · Full0HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 3365861K155745/TX
May 18, 2024NJI · Full6OOSHOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 3365861K155745/TX
Aug 23, 2023ARI · Full1HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 3365861K155745/TX
Jun 23, 2023KSII · Walk-around3OOSHOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 3365861K155745/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAMPION TRUCKIN LLC2473855Oct 17, 2024Oct 23, 20242TX
HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC3365861Jun 23, 2023Jul 3, 20245TX
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.
K155745TXCHAMPION TRUCKIN LLCOct 17, 2024Oct 23, 20242
K155745TXHOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLCJun 23, 2023Jul 3, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026