Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K24NA000488 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 1, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 32 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
56EA53K24NA000488
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
000488

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
2022

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 1, 2023 – May 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around8CHILIKANO'S TRANSPORT LLC 4331734136C143/TX
May 13, 2026TXI · Full16OOSBELLA TRANSPORT LLC 249722816Y320W/TX
Nov 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around9BELLA TRANSPORT LLC 2497228136C143/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXI · Full6OOSJC EMPIRE LLC 4089638136C143/TX
Mar 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSSTEADHAM TRUCKING COMPANY 540937Y86088/TX
Nov 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around3SAMUELITO CONSTRUCTION LLC 2438393136C143/TX
Sep 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around4SAMUELITO CONSTRUCTION LLC 2438393136C143/TX
Sep 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around9SAMUELITO CONSTRUCTION LLC 2438393136C143/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHILIKANO'S TRANSPORT LLC4331734May 30, 2026May 30, 20261TX
BELLA TRANSPORT LLC2497228Nov 12, 2025May 13, 20262TX
JC EMPIRE LLC4089638Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241TX
STEADHAM TRUCKING COMPANY540937Mar 15, 2024Mar 15, 20241TX
SAMUELITO CONSTRUCTION LLC2438393Sep 1, 2023Nov 28, 20233TX
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.
136C143TXCHILIKANO'S TRANSPORT LLCMay 30, 2026May 30, 20261
16Y320WTXBELLA TRANSPORT LLCMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
136C143TXBELLA TRANSPORT LLCNov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251
136C143TXJC EMPIRE LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
Y86088TXSTEADHAM TRUCKING COMPANYMar 15, 2024Mar 15, 20241
136C143TXSAMUELITO CONSTRUCTION LLCSep 1, 2023Nov 28, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026