Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA75K22PA000093 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJun 15, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 31, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
56EA75K22PA000093
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
A75K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
000093

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 · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 38 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2023 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around2R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749178C467/TX
Apr 8, 2025TXI · Full2R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749178C467/TX
Feb 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around1R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749178C467/TX
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around0R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749178C467/TX
Apr 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around1R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749178C467/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXI · Full3OOSR SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749178C467/TX
Dec 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around3SOTO TRUCKING 2397524178C467/TX
Jun 15, 2023TXI · Full0SOTO TRUCKING 2397524178C467/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R SOTO TRUCKING LLC4105749Feb 23, 2024Oct 31, 20256TX
SOTO TRUCKING2397524Jun 15, 2023Dec 4, 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.
178C467TXR SOTO TRUCKING LLCFeb 23, 2024Oct 31, 20256
178C467TXSOTO TRUCKINGJun 15, 2023Dec 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026