Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT1MED47286 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
5 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenMar 3, 2026
WI
Last seenAug 13, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 5 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
1FT8W3DT1MED47286
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
D47286

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 · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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-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 · Mar 3, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026OHI · Full4OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 45129953951789/IN
May 20, 2026IAI · Full1OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 45509863951789/IN
May 8, 2026ILII · Walk-around4OOSCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 43116113951789/IN
Apr 2, 2026MII · Full6OOSNOVALINE AUTO LLC 4491971181406F/IL
Mar 3, 2026WII · Full15OOSCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611181406F/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 20, 2026May 20, 20261WA
CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC4311611Mar 3, 2026May 8, 20262IL
NOVALINE AUTO LLC4491971Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261WA
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.
3951789IN1CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261
3951789INUNITRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
3951789INCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INCMay 8, 2026May 8, 20261
181406FILNOVALINE AUTO LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
181406FILCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026