Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Lincoln MKT

2L1MJ5LK2DBL50868 · Limousine · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 29, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 25, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
2L1MJ5LK2DBL50868
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
Sep 6, 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
L50868

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2TEMECULA WINE TOURS LIMO SERVICES 448802756376B4/CA
Aug 29, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0HORACE DARNELL JAMES 3357134JAIMAR7/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEMECULA WINE TOURS LIMO SERVICES4488027Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251CA
HORACE DARNELL JAMES3357134Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231CA
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.
56376B4CATEMECULA WINE TOURS LIMO SERVICESNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
JAIMAR7CAHORACE DARNELL JAMESAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026