Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ford Transit

1FBAX2CG8NKA61729 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 27, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1FBAX2CG8NKA61729
Make
Ford
Model
Transit
Model year
2022
Body class
Van
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1FB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AX2CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
A61729

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 · 62 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transit

Prefix basis · 62 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Transit

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Van

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 27, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMT 11811389RDS748/CA
Dec 10, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMT 11811389RDS748/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMT 11811389RDS748/CA
Dec 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMT 1181138DL75T69/CA
Oct 27, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES INC 1308831797RSC/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMT1181138Dec 19, 2024Jul 13, 20264CA
INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES INC1308831Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231CA
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.
9RDS748CA1REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMTJul 22, 2025Jul 13, 20263
DL75T69CAREDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MGMTDec 19, 2024Dec 19, 20241
797RSCKSINCREDIBLE ADVENTURES INCOct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026