Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT6DEA15057 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 9, 2025
TX
Last seenMay 10, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1FT8W4DT6DEA15057
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2013
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
A15057

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
2013

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 · Jan 9, 2025 – May 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 10, 2026TNI · Full0JGS TRANSPORT LLC 3804648K209497/TX
Mar 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JGS TRANSPORT LLC 3804648K209497/TX
Aug 26, 2025TXI · Full1JGS TRANSPORT LLC 3804648K209497/TX
Jul 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around0JGS TRANSPORT LLC 3804648K209497/TX
Jan 9, 2025TXI · Full1OOSBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693K197576/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JGS TRANSPORT LLC3804648Jul 14, 2025May 10, 20264TX
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251GA
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.
K209497TXJGS TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2025May 10, 20264
K197576TXBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCJan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026