Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT7KEF48919 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenNov 2, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 4, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1FT8W4DT7KEF48919
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2019
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
F48919

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
2019

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 2, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026KSI · Full1OOSDALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
May 14, 2026AZI · Full2OOSDALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
Feb 24, 2026NMI · Full0DALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
Oct 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0DALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
Aug 19, 2025TXI · Full0DALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
Apr 2, 2025NMI · Full2OOSDALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309SDT7018/TX
Feb 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSDALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
Sep 18, 2024NMI · Full0DALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC 4161309TNG9501/TX
Nov 2, 2023NCI · Full0RELOCATORS TRANSPORT LLC 42387974129P85/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLC4161309Sep 18, 2024Aug 4, 20268TX
RELOCATORS TRANSPORT LLC4238797Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 20231GA
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.
TNG9501TX1DALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLCSep 18, 2024Aug 4, 20267
SDT7018TXDALLASCOWBOYS FREIGHT LLCApr 2, 2025Apr 2, 20251
4129P85TXRELOCATORS TRANSPORT LLCNov 2, 2023Nov 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026