Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DM1PEC23144 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenJul 10, 2023
LA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DM1PEC23144
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
8W3DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C23144

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 · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 246 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
2023

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 · Jul 10, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Feb 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
May 16, 2025NMI · Full1R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Feb 25, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Nov 19, 2024TNI · Full0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Jun 15, 2024NMI · Full0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Jan 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Oct 26, 2023TXI · Full0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Sep 19, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
Jul 10, 2023LAI · Full0R & A EXPRESS LLC 3179775K172052/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R & A EXPRESS LLC3179775Jul 10, 2023Apr 28, 202611TX
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.
K172052TXR & A EXPRESS LLCJul 10, 2023Apr 28, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026