Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K29FA000438 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 29, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 13, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
56EA53K29FA000438
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000438

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 29, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OXFORD GREY INC 30425488534KJ/OK
Aug 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OXFORD GREY INC 30425488534KJ/OK
Mar 5, 2026TXI · Full9OOSOXFORD GREY INC 30425488534KJ/OK
Aug 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSDANIEL GENE TAYLOR 28200528534KJ/OK
Jul 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0DANIEL GENE TAYLOR 28200528534KJ/OK
Nov 29, 2023TXI · Full5DANIEL GENE TAYLOR 28200528534KJ/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OXFORD GREY INC3042548Mar 5, 2026Aug 13, 20263TX
DANIEL GENE TAYLOR2820052Nov 29, 2023Aug 8, 20253TX
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.
8534KJOK2OXFORD GREY INCMar 5, 2026Aug 13, 20263
8534KJOK2DANIEL GENE TAYLORNov 29, 2023Aug 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026