Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DTXPEC16748 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenSep 22, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 12, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DTXPEC16748
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C16748

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
2023

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025TXI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Feb 4, 2025LAI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Oct 30, 2024IAII · Walk-around3GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Jul 18, 2024MOI · Full2OOSGARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
May 8, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
May 6, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Mar 6, 2024FLII · Walk-around0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Feb 22, 2024MSI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358SZB2861/TX
Jan 25, 2024TXI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Oct 17, 2023NCI · Full1OOSGARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
Sep 22, 2023TXI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358K177254/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC3848358Sep 22, 2023Aug 12, 202511TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
K177254TXGARLET HOTSHOTS LLCSep 22, 2023Aug 12, 202510
SZB2861TXGARLET HOTSHOTS LLCFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026