Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Lincoln MKT

2L1MJ5LK2DBL50580 · Limousine · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 30, 2024
MA
Last seenAug 18, 2026
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
2L1MJ5LK2DBL50580
Make
Lincoln
Model
MKT
Model year
2013
Body class
Limousine
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 20, 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
2L1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MJ5LK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
L50580

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
LINCOLN

Prefix basis · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MKT

Prefix basis · 34 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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LINCOLN

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MKT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Limousine

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026MAV · Vehicle-only0ENTOURAGE LIVERY INC 1591611VIP34/MA
Sep 24, 2024MAV · Vehicle-only1OOSPATRIOTS EXPRESS INC 2596823LVA5794/MA
Jan 30, 2024MAV · Vehicle-only1PATRIOTS EXPRESS INC 2596823LVA5794/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENTOURAGE LIVERY INC1591611Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20261MA
PATRIOTS EXPRESS INC2596823Jan 30, 2024Sep 24, 20242MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
VIP34MA1ENTOURAGE LIVERY INCAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20261
LVA5794MAPATRIOTS EXPRESS INCJan 30, 2024Sep 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 20, 2026