Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT3PEC55798 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 8, 2023
TN
Last seenFeb 15, 2024
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1FT8W4DT3PEC55798
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
8W4DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
C55798

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 · 860 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 860 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-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 8, 2023 – Feb 15, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 15, 2024NCI · Full0TRUCK THOR INC 3380611DB04CZ/FL
Feb 13, 2024NCII · Walk-around0TRUCK THOR INC 3380611DB04CZ/FL
Dec 28, 2023NCI · Full0TRUCK THOR INC 3380611DB04CZ/FL
Nov 15, 2023NCI · Full0TRUCK THOR INC 3380611DB04CZ/FL
Aug 9, 2023TNI · Full2EASYWAY TRANSPORT INC 3924804DB04CZ/FL
Aug 8, 2023TNI · Full2OOSEASYWAY TRANSPORT INC 3924804DB04CZ/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUCK THOR INC3380611Nov 15, 2023Feb 15, 20244CA
EASYWAY TRANSPORT INC3924804Aug 8, 2023Aug 9, 20232FL
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.
DB04CZFLTRUCK THOR INCNov 15, 2023Feb 15, 20244
DB04CZFL1EASYWAY TRANSPORT INCAug 8, 2023Aug 9, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026