Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT8RED23185 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under6
8 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJul 18, 2025
LA
Last seenMar 31, 2026
IL
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 8 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
1FT8W3DT8RED23185
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
D23185

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 · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026ILII · Walk-around0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172P1256339/IL
Feb 3, 2026ALI · Full3MTMFO LLC 4501798P1256339/IL
Jan 8, 2026OHII · Walk-around0DMLCSL LLC 4476927P1256339/IL
Jan 7, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0DMLCSL LLC 4476927P1256339/IL
Dec 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1DMLCSL LLC 4476927P1256339/IL
Nov 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784P1256339/IL
Nov 5, 2025NEI · Full0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784P 1256339/IL
Oct 31, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784P1256339/IL
Aug 30, 2025COI · Full16OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542P1256339/IL
Jul 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257P1256339/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 24, 2025Jan 8, 20263IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 31, 2025Nov 28, 20253IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Aug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251IL
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.
P1256339ILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
P1256339ILMTMFO LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
P1256339ILDMLCSL LLCDec 24, 2025Jan 8, 20263
P1256339ILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 31, 2025Nov 28, 20252
P 1256339ILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 5, 2025Nov 5, 20251
P1256339ILNIMBUS 2000 LLCAug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251
P1256339ILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026