Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT2MEC33628 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenSep 20, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 26, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1FT7W2BT2MEC33628
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
7W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
C33628

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 · 900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-250

Prefix basis · 900 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-250

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026KYI · Full3OOSGRATEFUL TREAD LLC 4151278PLZ9172/OH
Jul 29, 2026OHII · Walk-around3OOSGRATEFUL TREAD LLC 4151278PLZ9172/OH
Dec 18, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0GRATEFUL TREAD LLC 4151278PLZ9172/OH
May 22, 2024OKI · Full0AVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719PLZ9172/OH
Apr 9, 2024ARI · Full0AVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719PLZ9172/OH
Dec 12, 2023OKI · Full1AVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719PLZ9172/OH
Oct 30, 2023OHI · Full0AVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719PLZ9172/OH
Oct 26, 2023INI · Full1AVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719PLZ9172/OH
Sep 20, 2023KYI · Full1OOSAVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719PLZ9172/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRATEFUL TREAD LLC4151278Dec 18, 2024Aug 26, 20263OH
AVA LOGISTICS LLC3524719Sep 20, 2023May 22, 20246OH
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.
PLZ9172OH1GRATEFUL TREAD LLCDec 18, 2024Aug 26, 20263
PLZ9172OHAVA LOGISTICS LLCSep 20, 2023May 22, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026