Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K28RA000290 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 4, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 29, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 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
56EA53K28RA000290
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
56E

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A53K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
000290

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
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Prefix basis · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 628 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Armor Lite Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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 · Sep 4, 2023 – Jun 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around6WINDY CITY WEST LLC 286461418S634M/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around12OOSWINDY CITY WEST LLC 286461489T604M/TX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSWINDY CITY WEST LLC 286461458U583M/TX
Sep 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around7NIKY CARRIER LLC 3722104CW1879/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDY CITY WEST LLC2864614May 23, 2024Jun 29, 20243AZ
NIKY CARRIER LLC3722104Sep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231TX
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.
18S634MTXWINDY CITY WEST LLCJun 29, 2024Jun 29, 20241
89T604MTXWINDY CITY WEST LLCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
58U583MTXWINDY CITY WEST LLCMay 23, 2024May 23, 20241
CW1879OKNIKY CARRIER LLCSep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026