Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DM9REC81480 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMar 2, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 20, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1FT8W4DM9REC81480
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2024
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
8W4DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
C81480

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.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-450

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 · Mar 2, 2024 – Aug 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2025LAI · Full0SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 410166926KH1B/MO
Jul 23, 2025TNI · Full0SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 410166926KH1B/MO
Jul 1, 2025TNI · Full0SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 410166926KH1B/MO
Jul 15, 2024NMII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 410166925061023/MO
May 1, 2024NMI · Full0SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 410166918KH5B/MO
Mar 28, 2024LAI · Full2LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259K181687/TX
Mar 20, 2024TNI · Full0LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259K181687/TX
Mar 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around0LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259K181687/TX
Mar 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSLOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259K181687/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC4101669May 1, 2024Aug 20, 20255MO
LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC3538259Mar 2, 2024Mar 28, 20244TX
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.
26KH1BMOSOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLCJul 1, 2025Aug 20, 20253
25061023MOSOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLCJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
18KH5BMOSOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
K181687TXLOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLCMar 2, 2024Mar 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026