Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DTXCEB28427 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 8, 2024
GA
Last seenApr 16, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1FT8W4DTXCEB28427
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
B28427

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
2012

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 · Aug 8, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026NCI · Full2ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Feb 17, 2026NCI · Full0ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Dec 3, 2025NCI · Full0ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Jul 28, 2025SCII · Walk-around1OOSELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Feb 19, 2025FLI · Full0ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Jan 15, 2025TNI · Full1ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Jan 7, 2025FLI · Full1ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Jan 1, 2025NCI · Full0ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Nov 20, 2024NCI · Full0ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC 4206273VV6934/NC
Aug 8, 2024GAI · Full0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VT9109/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLC4206273Nov 20, 2024Apr 16, 20269NC
SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC3479143Aug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241NC
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.
VV6934NCELLIS TRANSPORT & HAULING LLCNov 20, 2024Apr 16, 20269
VT9109NCSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026