Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT2MED69460 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenNov 9, 2023
OH
Last seenJul 7, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1FT8W3DT2MED69460
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
Jun 19, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
D69460

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 · Nov 9, 2023 – Jul 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0C 9 LLC 4238388K186124/TX
Jun 24, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0C 9 LLC 4238388K186124/TX
Apr 16, 2025NMI · Full1C 9 LLC 4238388K186124/TX
Dec 12, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0C 9 LLC 4238388K186124/TX
Oct 29, 2024TNI · Full0C 9 LLC 4238388K186124/TX
Sep 18, 2024KSII · Walk-around1C 9 LLC 4238388K186124/TX
May 15, 2024ALI · Full0C9 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3781269K179421/TX
Mar 12, 2024ARI · Full2C9 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3781269K179421/TX
Feb 21, 2024MSI · Full1C9 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3781269K179421/TX
Nov 9, 2023OHI · Full3OOSC9 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3781269K179421/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C 9 LLC4238388Sep 18, 2024Jul 7, 20256TX
C9 TRANSPORTATION LLC3781269Nov 9, 2023May 15, 20244TX
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.
K186124TXC 9 LLCSep 18, 2024Jul 7, 20256
K179421TXC9 TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 9, 2023May 15, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026