Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Ford AT9513

1FTYY96B3WVA21784 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenOct 6, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 11, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1FTYY96B3WVA21784
Make
Ford
Model
AT9513
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
YY96B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
A21784

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
AT9513

Prefix basis · 12 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
AT9513

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Oct 6, 2023 – Mar 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2025IAII · Walk-around7CHAVEZ ENTERPRISES LLC 2010521
Oct 6, 2023TNII · Walk-around7OOSJEFFREY BALL 3292897H815121/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAVEZ ENTERPRISES LLC2010521Mar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251IA
JEFFREY BALL3292897Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231TN
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.
OTCHAVEZ ENTERPRISES LLCMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
H815121TNJEFFREY BALLOct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026