Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

1L9GA72A54L033178 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenMay 21, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 29, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1L9GA72A54L033178
Make
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2004
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
1L9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GA72A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
033178

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
LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Prefix basis · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

Prefix basis · 218 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 21, 2024 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026TXI · Full22OOSMARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSON 3508551178C699/TX
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around16OOSMARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSON 3508551178C699/TX
Feb 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around24OOSMARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSON 3508551178C699/TX
Jun 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSMARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSON 3508551178C699/TX
May 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around12OOSMARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSON 3508551178C699/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSON3508551May 21, 2024May 29, 20265TX
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.
178C699TXMARK TYLER DEMERRITT BENSONMay 21, 2024May 29, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026