Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Freedom Trailers Inc

4EPPA45292BBA4237 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 10, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 22, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
4EPPA45292BBA4237
Make
Freedom Trailers Inc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2002
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
PA452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
BA4237

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
2002

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Jan 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 1091406680261TL/UK
Aug 6, 2024TNI · Full0MENNEL MILLING CO OF VA 374973680261TL/VA
Dec 14, 2023KYI · Full1CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC 1091406680261/MO
Aug 10, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1FOODLINER INC 46257680261TL/VA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC1091406Dec 14, 2023Jan 22, 20252MO
MENNEL MILLING CO OF VA374973Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241VA
FOODLINER INC46257Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231IA
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.
680261TLUKCERTIFIED EXPRESS INCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
680261TLVAMENNEL MILLING CO OF VAAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
680261MOCERTIFIED EXPRESS INCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
680261TLVAFOODLINER INCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026