Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Armor Lite

4A9T3DG27PB178055 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 9, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4A9T3DG27PB178055
Make
Armor Lite
Model
ARMOR LITE
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
4A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T3DG2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
178055

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

Prefix basis · 58 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
ARMOR LITE

Prefix basis · 58 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ARMOR LITE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
ARMOR LITE

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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSQQT TRUCKING LLC 2831784257B103/TX
Mar 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around4QQT TRUCKING LLC 2831784257B103/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXI · Full6QQT TRUCKING LLC 2831784257B103/TX
Dec 17, 2024TXI · Full7OOSQQT TRUCKING LLC 2831784BT5685/OK
Aug 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around2EIGHT SEVENTEEN TRANSPORTS LLC 3968243BT5685/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QQT TRUCKING LLC2831784Dec 17, 2024Mar 23, 20264TX
EIGHT SEVENTEEN TRANSPORTS LLC3968243Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 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.
257B103TXQQT TRUCKING LLCOct 30, 2025Mar 23, 20263
BT5685OKQQT TRUCKING LLCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
BT5685OKEIGHT SEVENTEEN TRANSPORTS LLCAug 9, 2023Aug 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026