Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT3HEF47821 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
1 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenJul 17, 2026
GA
Last seenAug 18, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 1 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
1FT8W3DT3HEF47821
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
F47821

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
2017

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 17, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026KYIII · Driver-only3OOSPETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308HINP60/FL
Aug 17, 2026TNI · Full3OOSPETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308HINP60/FL
Aug 14, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0PETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308HINP60/FL
Aug 12, 2026LAI · Full1OOSPETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308HINP60/FL
Aug 6, 2026TNI · Full7OOSPETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308HINP60/FL
Jul 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995HINP60/FL
Jul 17, 2026GAI · Full9OOSPETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308HINP60/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETRON LOGISTICS LLC4551308Jul 17, 2026Aug 18, 20266FL
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261FL
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.
HINP60FL1PETRON LOGISTICS LLCJul 17, 2026Aug 18, 20266
HINP60FL1CARBON MOTORS LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026