Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9LEE16482 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 14, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 18, 2025
VA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT9LEE16482
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2020
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
E16482

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 14, 2023 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC 3530896DD12GP/FL
Nov 17, 2024NCI · Full0SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC 3530896QBLL16/FL
Dec 14, 2023NCI · Full0SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC 3530896QBLL16/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC3530896Dec 14, 2023Nov 18, 20253FL
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.
DD12GPFLSHIELD LOGISTICS LLCNov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251
QBLL16FLSHIELD LOGISTICS LLCDec 14, 2023Nov 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026