Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DTXREC85846 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 30, 2024
CO
Last seenApr 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1FT8W3DTXREC85846
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
C85846

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
2024

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 · Oct 30, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around1XCARGO EXPRESS LLC 4123492P1315177/IL
Dec 1, 2025AZI · Full1XCARGO EXPRESS LLC 4123492P1315177/IL
Jun 24, 2025GAI · Full0XCARGO EXPRESS LLC 4123492213471/IL
Apr 30, 2025TNI · Full1OOSXCARGO EXPRESS LLC 4123492213471H/IL
Apr 11, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0XCARGO EXPRESS LLC 4123492213471H/IL
Nov 14, 2024AZI · Full0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125213471H/IL
Oct 30, 2024COIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125213471H/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
XCARGO EXPRESS LLC4123492Apr 11, 2025Apr 28, 20265KY
ARAVAN CARGO INC3139125Oct 30, 2024Nov 14, 20242OH
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.
P1315177ILXCARGO EXPRESS LLCDec 1, 2025Apr 28, 20262
213471ILXCARGO EXPRESS LLCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
213471HILXCARGO EXPRESS LLCApr 11, 2025Apr 30, 20252
213471HILARAVAN CARGO INCOct 30, 2024Nov 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026