Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K23PA000467 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 21, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K23PA000467
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
000467

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
2023

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around2JOE R MATA 3098418BX4701/OK
Mar 3, 2026TXI · Full5JOE R MATA 309841871N623N/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSJOE R MATA 309841818W211W/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full10OOSJOE R MATA 309841886N131N/TX
Mar 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJOE R MATA 309841849U017N/OK
Apr 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JOE R MATA 3098418BX4701/OK
Aug 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSJOE R MATA 3098418BX4701/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOE R MATA3098418Aug 21, 2023Jun 10, 20267TX
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.
BX4701OKJOE R MATAAug 21, 2023Jun 10, 20263
71N623NTXJOE R MATAMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
18W211WTXJOE R MATAFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
86N131NTXJOE R MATAMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
49U017NOKJOE R MATAMar 14, 2025Mar 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026