Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K28FA000432 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenJun 15, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 6, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
56EA53K28FA000432
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2015
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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
000432

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
2015

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSHELLCAT AUTO INC 4490052222B354/TX
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSHELLCAT AUTO INC 4490052222B354/TX
Aug 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSABEL ANZUA GARCIA 1958585222B354/TX
Jun 15, 2023TXI · Full13OOSABEL ANZUA GARCIA 1958585222B354/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELLCAT AUTO INC4490052Feb 24, 2026May 6, 20262TX
ABEL ANZUA GARCIA1958585Jun 15, 2023Aug 18, 20232TX
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.
222B354TXHELLCAT AUTO INCFeb 24, 2026May 6, 20262
222B354TXABEL ANZUA GARCIAJun 15, 2023Aug 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026