Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT8HED78417 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 6, 2024
TN
Last seenAug 27, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1FT8W4DT8HED78417
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
D78417

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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026TNI · Full0DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185C112024/AR
Oct 29, 2024TNI · Full2OOSZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/IN
Oct 28, 2024MDII · Walk-around0ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/IN
Oct 21, 2024MNII · Walk-around1ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/IN
Jul 16, 2024COI · Full0ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/IN
May 23, 2024FLI · Full0ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/IN
May 6, 2024MOI · Full1ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/IN
Feb 6, 2024TNI · Full1OOSZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556673435913/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC4122185Aug 27, 2026Aug 27, 20261TX
ZAR CONTRACTING LLC3155667Feb 6, 2024Oct 29, 20247IN
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.
C112024AR1DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLCAug 27, 2026Aug 27, 20261
3435913INZAR CONTRACTING LLCMay 6, 2024Oct 29, 20246
3435913UKZAR CONTRACTING LLCFeb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026