Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT5PED08002 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenNov 3, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 17, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1FT8W4DT5PED08002
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
Jun 17, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
D08002

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 · Nov 3, 2023 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026MOII · Walk-around2CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183805/TX
Jan 2, 2026TXI · Full6OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183805/TX
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around3CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183805/TX
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183805/TX
Aug 4, 2025TNI · Full2OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K177386/TX
May 7, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K183805/TX
Aug 12, 2024TXI · Full2CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K177505/TX
Mar 26, 2024LAI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406K177505/TX
Dec 18, 2023OKI · Full0DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655TJH8790/TX
Nov 10, 2023TXIII · Driver-only2DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655TJH8790/TX
Nov 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around1DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655TJH8790/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC3178406Mar 26, 2024Mar 17, 20268TX
DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC3157655Nov 3, 2023Dec 18, 20233TX
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.
K183805TXCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCMay 7, 2025Mar 17, 20265
K177386TXCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
K177505TXCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCMar 26, 2024Aug 12, 20242
TJH8790TXDRIVEN TRANSPORT LLCNov 3, 2023Dec 18, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026