Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Freedom Trailers Inc

4EPAA37291ATA4050 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 29, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4EPAA37291ATA4050
Make
Freedom Trailers Inc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2001
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
4EP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA372

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
TA4050

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREEDOM TRAILERS 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

  • 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 · Nov 29, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around5JOHN ROSS TILLMAN 2639429221C645/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around3DAVID PAUL LICHTI 4089570221C645/TX
May 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0DAVID PAUL LICHTI 4089570221C645/TX
Mar 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around0DAVID PAUL LICHTI 4089570221C645/TX
Nov 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around1DAVID PAUL LICHTI 4089570221C645/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN ROSS TILLMAN2639429Feb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261TX
DAVID PAUL LICHTI4089570Nov 29, 2023Nov 12, 20244TX
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.
221C645TXJOHN ROSS TILLMANFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
221C645TXDAVID PAUL LICHTINov 29, 2023Nov 12, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026