Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-150

1FTFX1ET9CFC51356 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenApr 8, 2024
MD
Last seenSep 11, 2024
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FTFX1ET9CFC51356
Make
Ford
Model
F-150
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
FX1ET

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
C51356

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-150

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 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 8, 2024 – Sep 11, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2024MDII · Walk-around0EXTERIOR HOME SOLUTION LLC 32520685FF6756/MD
Apr 8, 2024MDI · Full3OOSEXTERIOR HOME SOLUTION LLC 32520685FF6756/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXTERIOR HOME SOLUTION LLC3252068Apr 8, 2024Sep 11, 20242MD
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.
5FF6756MDEXTERIOR HOME SOLUTION LLCApr 8, 2024Sep 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026