Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT6CEA54409 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 26, 2026
PA
Last seenAug 22, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
1FT7W2BT6CEA54409
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 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
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
7W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
A54409

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
2012

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 · May 26, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1LOADSHIFT LLC 4581976ZYX4426/PA
Aug 21, 2026TNI · Full1LOADSHIFT LLC 4581976ZYX4426/PA
May 26, 2026PAI · Full2HAULFLEET LLC 4516626ZYX4426/PA
May 26, 2026PAI · Full2HAULFLEET LLC 4516626ZYX4426/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOADSHIFT LLC4581976Aug 21, 2026Aug 22, 20262OH
HAULFLEET LLC4516626May 26, 2026May 26, 20262OH
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.
ZYX4426PA1LOADSHIFT LLCAug 21, 2026Aug 22, 20262
ZYX4426PA1HAULFLEET LLCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026