Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9PEC29796 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 15, 2025
NY
Last seenAug 13, 2026
NC
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 11 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT9PEC29796
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C29796

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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 15, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ZTR GROUP LLC 7193260P1261005/IL
Jul 30, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ZTR GROUP LLC 7193260P1261005/IL
May 14, 2026TNI · Full0NHX LOGISTICS LLC 4515038P1261005/IL
Mar 3, 2026ILII · Walk-around2LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127P1261005/IL
Jan 8, 2026PAII · Walk-around3DMLCSL LLC 4476927P1261005/IL
Jan 6, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1DMLCSL LLC 4476927P1261005/IL
Oct 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044P1261005/IL
Sep 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around2MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044P1261005/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZTR GROUP LLC7193260Jul 30, 2026Aug 13, 20262IL
NHX LOGISTICS LLC4515038May 14, 2026May 14, 20261IL
LCZW CARGO LLC4492127Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Jan 6, 2026Jan 8, 20262IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Sep 15, 2025Oct 7, 20252IL
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.
P1261005IL1ZTR GROUP LLCJul 30, 2026Aug 13, 20262
P1261005ILNHX LOGISTICS LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
P1261005ILLCZW CARGO LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
P1261005ILDMLCSL LLCJan 6, 2026Jan 8, 20262
P1261005IL1MLS CAPITAL INCSep 15, 2025Oct 7, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026