Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT4LEE36371 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJan 18, 2024
OH
Last seenAug 12, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1FT8W4DT4LEE36371
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2020
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
8W4DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
E36371

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 · 860 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 860 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-450

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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025TNI · Full0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Aug 11, 2025MOI · Full1FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Jul 16, 2025MSI · Full1FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K1552249/TX
Apr 11, 2025TNI · Full1OOSFALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/UK
Mar 11, 2025TNI · Full0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Oct 29, 2024KYI · Full0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Oct 9, 2024TNI · Full0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Sep 17, 2024INII · Walk-around1FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Aug 9, 2024TNI · Full0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/UK
Jun 25, 2024KYI · Full0FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3709949K152249/TX
Jan 18, 2024OHII · Walk-around0DD 214 TRANSPORT LLC 3529213K152249/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALCON FREIGHT LLC3709949Jun 25, 2024Aug 12, 202510FL
DD 214 TRANSPORT LLC3529213Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241NC
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.
K152249TXFALCON FREIGHT LLCJun 25, 2024Aug 12, 20257
K1552249TXFALCON FREIGHT LLCJul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251
K152249UKFALCON FREIGHT LLCAug 9, 2024Apr 11, 20252
K152249TXDD 214 TRANSPORT LLCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026