Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Ford F-250

1FTSW21Y09EA06386 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 6, 2025
MN
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
WI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FTSW21Y09EA06386
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2009
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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
SW21Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
A06386

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-250

Prefix basis · 3 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-250

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 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · Feb 6, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026WIII · Walk-around9OOSMIDWEST WHEEL SERVICES LLC 2295786LJB492/WI
Jan 28, 2026WIII · Walk-around5MIDWEST WHEEL SERVICES LLC 2295786LJB492/MN
Feb 6, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2MIDWEST WHEEL SERVICES LLC 2295786LJB492/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDWEST WHEEL SERVICES LLC2295786Feb 6, 2025Feb 11, 20263MN
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.
LJB492WIMIDWEST WHEEL SERVICES LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
LJB492MNMIDWEST WHEEL SERVICES LLCFeb 6, 2025Jan 28, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026