Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ford F-550

1FDUF5HT1JEC71340 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenAug 4, 2023
DC
Last seenJun 4, 2026
DC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FDUF5HT1JEC71340
Make
Ford
Model
F-550
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 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
1FD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
UF5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
C71340

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 · 1,407 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-550

Prefix basis · 1,407 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-550

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 4, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026DCI · Full0ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 3700778C83475/DC
Mar 11, 2026DCIII · Driver-only0ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 3700778C83475/DC
Dec 18, 2025USI · Full3OOSATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 3700778C83475/DC
Nov 28, 2025USI · Full1ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 3700778C83475/DC
Feb 18, 2025DCI · Full0ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 3700778C83475/DC
Dec 20, 2024USI · Full0ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 3700778C83475/DC
Aug 26, 2024DCI · Full0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/MD
Jul 1, 2024DCI · Full0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
Apr 17, 2024DCIII · Driver-only0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
Jan 4, 2024DCI · Full0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
Jan 1, 2024DCI · Full0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
Nov 9, 2023DCI · Full1TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
Oct 6, 2023DCI · Full0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
Aug 4, 2023DCI · Full0TOWING GROUP INC 3320096C82277/DC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INC3700778Dec 20, 2024Jun 4, 20266MD
TOWING GROUP INC3320096Aug 4, 2023Aug 26, 20248DC
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.
C83475DC1ATLANTIC TOWING AND RECOVERY INCDec 20, 2024Jun 4, 20266
C82277MDTOWING GROUP INCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
C82277DCTOWING GROUP INCAug 4, 2023Jul 1, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026