Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K21TA000266 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 12, 2026
OK
Last seenJul 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
56EA53K21TA000266
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
000266

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
2026

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 · Jan 12, 2026 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around0TEXAS UNITED CARRIAGE SERVICES LLC 443393386P856N/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around2TEXAS UNITED CARRIAGE SERVICES LLC 443393319W274W/TX
Jan 12, 2026OKIII · Driver-only7HC5 LLC 2507511NONE/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXAS UNITED CARRIAGE SERVICES LLC4433933Apr 1, 2026Jul 15, 20262TX
HC5 LLC2507511Jan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261TX
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.
86P856NTX2TEXAS UNITED CARRIAGE SERVICES LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
19W274WTXTEXAS UNITED CARRIAGE SERVICES LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
NONETXHC5 LLCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026