Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT7SED82854 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
8 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenNov 22, 2025
KY
Last seenJul 15, 2026
NM
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 8 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
1FT8W4DT7SED82854
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
Jun 27, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
D82854

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
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 · Nov 22, 2025 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026NMI · Full1CAREXPRESS SD INC 436921168668H4/CA
Jun 22, 2026MTII · Walk-around1OOSCAREXPRESS SD INC 436921168668H4/CA
May 13, 2026CAI · Full3OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 455098668668H4/CA
Feb 25, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1OOSBULLRUN TRANSPORT LLC 447816668668H4/CA
Dec 17, 2025MSI · Full4OOSFREEDOM ROAD LOGISTICS LLC 447091068668HR/CA
Dec 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around12OOSVIKSTATUS LLC 413325068668H4/CA
Nov 22, 2025KYI · Full0FREEDOM ROAD LOGISTICS LLC 447091068668H4/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAREXPRESS SD INC4369211Jun 22, 2026Jul 15, 20262CA
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 13, 2026May 13, 20261WA
BULLRUN TRANSPORT LLC4478166Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261IL
FREEDOM ROAD LOGISTICS LLC4470910Nov 22, 2025Dec 17, 20252OH
VIKSTATUS LLC4133250Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251SC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
68668H4CA1CAREXPRESS SD INCJun 22, 2026Jul 15, 20262
68668H4CAUNITRANSPORT LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
68668H4CABULLRUN TRANSPORT LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
68668HRCAFREEDOM ROAD LOGISTICS LLCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
68668H4CAVIKSTATUS LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
68668H4CAFREEDOM ROAD LOGISTICS LLCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026