Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DTXPEC68204 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 14, 2024
CO
Last seenNov 13, 2024
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1FT8W3DTXPEC68204
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C68204

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
2023

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 · May 14, 2024 – Nov 13, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2024MOI · Full4OOSMLK START INC 4189900DD07GL/FL
Nov 12, 2024OHI · Full0MLK START INC 4189900DD07GL/FL
Sep 26, 2024LAII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811DB16DB/FL
Aug 16, 2024TNI · Full0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811DB16DB/FL
May 14, 2024COI · Full1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811DB16DB/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MLK START INC4189900Nov 12, 2024Nov 13, 20242IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811May 14, 2024Sep 26, 20243IL
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.
DD07GLFLMLK START INCNov 12, 2024Nov 13, 20242
DB16DBFLTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCMay 14, 2024Sep 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026