Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2025 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DM4SED73845 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJul 17, 2025
NC
Last seenJan 13, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DM4SED73845
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2025
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
8W4DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
D73845

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 · 151 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 151 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.

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 17, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2—AK TRASH & HAULING LLC 4414074603CKK/SC
Jul 17, 2025NCI · Full1OOSLANCE DD'S LLC 4046806KSV0822A/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AK TRASH & HAULING LLC4414074Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261SC
LANCE DD'S LLC4046806Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251GA
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.
603CKKSC—AK TRASH & HAULING LLCJan 13, 2026 → Jan 13, 20261
KSV0822ASC—LANCE DD'S LLCJul 17, 2025 → Jul 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026