Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT9LEE39797 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 14, 2024
WA
Last seenDec 4, 2025
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W4DT9LEE39797
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2020
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
E39797

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
2020

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 · Aug 14, 2024 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around1SPEARHEAD HAULING LLC 4022326D33172C/WA
Sep 5, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1SPEARHEAD HAULING LLC 4022326D33712C/WA
Aug 14, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SPEARHEAD HAULING LLC 4022326D33172C/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPEARHEAD HAULING LLC4022326Aug 14, 2024Dec 4, 20253WA
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.
D33172CWASPEARHEAD HAULING LLCAug 14, 2024Dec 4, 20252
D33712CWASPEARHEAD HAULING LLCSep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026