Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Ford F-Super Duty

3FELF47F4VMA36749 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 24, 2024
MI
Last seenApr 23, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
3FELF47F4VMA36749
Make
Ford
Model
F-Super Duty
Model year
1997
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
3FE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LF47F

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
A36749

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-Super Duty

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-Super Duty

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Apr 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2025INIII · Driver-only2AMERIMEX SALES N SERVICE 2398003BQR293/IN
Apr 9, 2025ILI · Full4AMERIMEX SALES N SERVICE 2398003BQR293/IN
Mar 15, 2025ILI · Full2AMERIMEX SALES N SERVICE 2398003BQR293/IN
Apr 26, 2024MIII · Walk-around9OOSAMERIMEX SALES N SERVICE 2398003BQR293/IN
Apr 26, 2024MIII · Walk-around3THE MAPA CORPORATION 1578562BQR293/IN
Apr 24, 2024MIII · Walk-around12OOSAMERIMEX SALES N SERVICE 2398003BQR293/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERIMEX SALES N SERVICE2398003Apr 24, 2024Apr 23, 20255IN
THE MAPA CORPORATION1578562Apr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241IN
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.
BQR293INAMERIMEX SALES N SERVICEApr 24, 2024Apr 23, 20255
BQR293INTHE MAPA CORPORATIONApr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026