Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT1CEA40555 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenFeb 27, 2025
MI
Last seenJun 5, 2026
LA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 16 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
1FT8W3CT1CEA40555
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
8W3CT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
A40555

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 · 216 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 216 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 27, 2025 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172EFL841/MI
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 4492127EFL841/MI
Mar 11, 2026GAI · Full13OOSDMLCSL LLC 4476927EFL841/MI
Aug 21, 2025FLI · Full15OOSAPI AUTO GROUP LLC 4285236EFL841/MI
Apr 24, 2025WIII · Walk-around8OOS123 DISTRIBUTION LLC 3905981EFL841/MI
Feb 27, 2025MIII · Walk-around5123 DISTRIBUTION LLC 3905981EFL841/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Jun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261IL
LCZW CARGO LLC4492127Apr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261IL
API AUTO GROUP LLC4285236Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251CA
123 DISTRIBUTION LLC3905981Feb 27, 2025Apr 24, 20252MI
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.
EFL841MIKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCJun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261
EFL841MILCZW CARGO LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
EFL841MIDMLCSL LLCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
EFL841MIAPI AUTO GROUP LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
EFL841MI123 DISTRIBUTION LLCFeb 27, 2025Apr 24, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026