Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Ford F-450

1FT8W4DT1TEC08800 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenOct 5, 2025
OH
Last seenJul 29, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 9 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
1FT8W4DT1TEC08800
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
8W4DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
C08800

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 · 860 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-450

Prefix basis · 860 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 · Oct 5, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026OHII · Walk-around13OOSZTR GROUP LLC 7193260E5743L/FL
Jul 26, 2026NCI · Full2OOSZTR GROUP LLC 7193260E5743L/FL
Jul 19, 2026ARI · Full4OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 4538979E5743L/FL
Jul 8, 2026WYI · Full7OOSPM LOGISTICS CORP 3886315E5743L/FL
Oct 5, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044P1324914/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZTR GROUP LLC7193260Jul 26, 2026Jul 29, 20262IL
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 19, 2026Jul 19, 20261IL
PM LOGISTICS CORP3886315Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Oct 5, 2025Oct 5, 20251IL
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.
E5743LFL1ZTR GROUP LLCJul 26, 2026Jul 29, 20262
E5743LFL1QDPT CARGO LLCJul 19, 2026Jul 19, 20261
E5743LFL1PM LOGISTICS CORPJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
P1324914IL1MLS CAPITAL INCOct 5, 2025Oct 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 27, 2026