Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DMXSEC97841 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 26, 2025
KS
Last seenJul 25, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
1FT8W4DMXSEC97841
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
Jul 5, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
C97841

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
2025

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 · Aug 26, 2025 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026TNI · Full0ODESSA EXPRESS LLC 4242166P1318460/IL
Feb 19, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0ODESSA EXPRESS LLC 4242166P1318460/IL
Feb 17, 2026ARI · Full0ODESSA EXPRESS LLC 4242166P1318460/IL
Sep 28, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1LADA TRANS INC 29983813689569/IN
Aug 26, 2025KSI · Full1LADA TRANS INC 29983813689569/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ODESSA EXPRESS LLC4242166Feb 17, 2026Jul 25, 20263IL
LADA TRANS INC2998381Aug 26, 2025Sep 28, 20252IN
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.
P1318460IL1ODESSA EXPRESS LLCFeb 17, 2026Jul 25, 20263
3689569INLADA TRANS INCAug 26, 2025Sep 28, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026