Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Ford F-150

2FTRX18LX2CA30383 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 22, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FTRX18LX2CA30383
Make
Ford
Model
F-150
Model year
2002
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
2FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
RX18L

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
A30383

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2002

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 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
Jan 23, 2026CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
Oct 21, 2025CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
Apr 8, 2025CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
Dec 31, 2024CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
Feb 22, 2024CAI · Full0AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 186862311322P2/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INC1868623Feb 22, 2024Apr 10, 20267CA
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.
11322P2CAAMERICAN TOWING AND RECOVERY INCFeb 22, 2024Apr 10, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026