Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford E-450

1FDFE4FS4JDC41416 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 5, 2024
NJ
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1FDFE4FS4JDC41416
Make
Ford
Model
E-450
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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
1FD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FE4FS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
C41416

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 · 1,772 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-450

Prefix basis · 1,772 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-450

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

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 · Aug 5, 2024 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026NJII · Walk-around0K & T EXPRESS INC 1113540OYB8278/NJ
Oct 19, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB8278/NJ
Oct 12, 2025NJI · Full0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB8278/NJ
Apr 4, 2025NJII · Walk-around0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB8278/NJ
Jan 18, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB8278/NJ
Aug 5, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC 1371362OYB8278/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K & T EXPRESS INC1113540Feb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261NJ
BKTE EXPRESS CO LLC1371362Aug 5, 2024Oct 19, 20255NJ
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.
OYB8278NJK & T EXPRESS INCFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
OYB8278NJBKTE EXPRESS CO LLCAug 5, 2024Oct 19, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026