Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-150

1FTFW1EF2CFA51609 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenMay 27, 2025
NJ
Last seenJan 16, 2026
PA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FTFW1EF2CFA51609
Make
Ford
Model
F-150
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
FW1EF

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
A51609

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-150

Prefix basis · 4 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-150

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 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 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 · May 27, 2025 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026PAI · Full7OOSGEOTRANSPO INC 4305713A85WDY/NJ
Jan 9, 2026PAI · Full7OOSGEOTRANSPO INC 4305713A85WDY/NJ
Aug 19, 2025VTI · Full4OOSGEOTRANSPO INC 4305713T46VBZ/NJ
Jul 15, 2025USI · Full5GEOTRANSPO INC 4305713T46VBZ/NJ
Jun 3, 2025PAI · Full12OOSGEOTRANSPO INC 4305713T46VBZ/NJ
May 27, 2025NJII · Walk-around9OOSGEOTRANSPO INC 4305713T46VBZ/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEOTRANSPO INC4305713May 27, 2025Jan 16, 20266PA
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.
A85WDYNJGEOTRANSPO INCJan 9, 2026Jan 16, 20262
T46VBZNJGEOTRANSPO INCMay 27, 2025Aug 19, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026