Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford F-450

1FD0W4HT8JEC54026 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 11, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 19, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FD0W4HT8JEC54026
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
1FD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
0W4HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
C54026

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 · 394 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 394 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
2018

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
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026MDI · Full0ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591454DZ4036/MD
Oct 15, 2025MDI · Full4OOSELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591454DZ4036/MD
Aug 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around2ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591454DZ4036/MD
May 21, 2024MDI · Full0ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591454DZ4036/MD
Oct 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around1ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591454DZ4036/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC1259145Oct 11, 2023Mar 19, 20265MD
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.
4DZ4036MDELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLCOct 11, 2023Mar 19, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026