Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA75F24MA000697 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenAug 19, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA75F24MA000697
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
A75F2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000697

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 7 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
2021

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 · Aug 19, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Feb 10, 2026TXI · Full1SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Jan 28, 2026TXI · Full3SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Jan 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around2SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
May 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Jan 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Dec 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Oct 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Aug 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459191B534/TX
Oct 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Sep 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459180C647/TX
Aug 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 1041459191B534/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD1041459Aug 19, 2023Feb 25, 202613TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
180C647TXSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTDSep 9, 2023Feb 25, 202611
191B534TXSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTDAug 19, 2023Aug 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026