Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Ford F-350

1FTWW32F3XEE78518 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 10
First seenFeb 22, 2025
NM
Last seenJul 9, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FTWW32F3XEE78518
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
1999
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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
WW32F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
E78518

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 · 82 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 82 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

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 · Feb 22, 2025 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSCAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159HU488121/TN
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSCAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159HU488121/TN
Jun 24, 2026VAI · Full0CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Jun 2, 2026IAI · Full16OOSCAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Jan 15, 2026ILI · Full5OOSCAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Dec 22, 2025MOI · Full0CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Dec 10, 2025TNI · Full2OOSCAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Oct 21, 2025INI · Full2CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159H488121/TN
Feb 22, 2025NMI · Full3OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631H488121/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC4456159Oct 21, 2025Jul 9, 20269TN
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Feb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251TN
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.
H488121TN1CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLCOct 21, 2025Jul 9, 20267
HU488121TN1CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20262
H488121TNTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026