Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9FEA01490 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 5, 2024
AZ
Last seenMay 19, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT9FEA01490
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2015
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
A01490

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
2015

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 5, 2024 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026LAI · Full1NATIONAL CARGO LLC 3820344VRX5025/TX
Jan 20, 2026FLII · Walk-around7OOSNATIONAL CARGO LLC 3820344VRX5025/TX
Jun 9, 2025COIII · Driver-only6NATIONAL CARGO LLC 3820344VRX5025/TX
Nov 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around5OOSNATIONAL CARGO LLC 38203446374N25/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATIONAL CARGO LLC3820344Nov 5, 2024May 19, 20264TX
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.
VRX5025TXNATIONAL CARGO LLCJun 9, 2025May 19, 20263
6374N25TXNATIONAL CARGO LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026