Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT0CEB53642 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 21, 2025
PA
Last seenJun 25, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1FT8W3BT0CEB53642
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
8W3BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
B53642

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 · 616 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 616 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-350

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 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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 21, 2025 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0MAELI LLC 3942287VBL3249/PA
Nov 11, 2025DEI · Full0MAELI LLC 3942287VBL3249/PA
Oct 22, 2025NJI · Full1MAELI LLC 3942287VBL3249/PA
Oct 20, 2025WIII · Walk-around3MAELI LLC 3942287VBL3249/PA
Oct 2, 2025NJI · Full6OOSMAELI LLC 3942287VBL3249/PA
Sep 16, 2025MDII · Walk-around0MAELI LLC 39422874056335/PA
Aug 21, 2025PAI · Full7OOSMICROFREIGHT LOGISTIC LLC 32456904056335/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAELI LLC3942287Sep 16, 2025Jun 25, 20266PA
MICROFREIGHT LOGISTIC LLC3245690Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251MN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
VBL3249PA1MAELI LLCOct 2, 2025Jun 25, 20265
4056335PAMAELI LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
4056335PAMICROFREIGHT LOGISTIC LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026