Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DM9TED50742 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
3 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 20, 2026
TN
Last seenAug 19, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 3 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
1FT8W4DM9TED50742
Make
Ford
Model
F-450
Model year
2026
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 27, 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
8W4DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
D50742

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 · 151 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 151 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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-450

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 20, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2026ALII · Walk-around2CARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995DFY2661/GA
Aug 11, 2026TNI · Full1CARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995DFY2661/GA
Jul 22, 2026OHII · Walk-around0QDPT CARGO LLC 4538979DFY2661/GA
Jul 15, 2026MSI · Full3OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 4538979DFY2661/GA
May 20, 2026TNI · Full2UNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986DFY2661/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 11, 2026Aug 19, 20262FL
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 15, 2026Jul 22, 20262IL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 20, 2026May 20, 20261WA
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.
DFY2661GA1CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 11, 2026Aug 19, 20262
DFY2661GA1QDPT CARGO LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 22, 20262
DFY2661GAUNITRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 27, 2026