Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite

4A9T2D723RB178124 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenOct 25, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 8, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4A9T2D723RB178124
Make
Armor Lite
Model
ARMOR LITE
Model year
2024
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
4A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2D72

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
178124

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
ARMOR LITE

Prefix basis · 16 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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 25, 2023 – Aug 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1STANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
Jun 4, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1STANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
Jan 16, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0NORTH STAR TRUCKING LLC 9177925288104/ME
Sep 13, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1STANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
Jul 1, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1STANLEY CRAIG 1629626288104/ME
May 7, 2024SCIII · Driver-only0STANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
Mar 5, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2OOSSTANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
Feb 14, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1STANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
Oct 25, 2023SCI · Full6STANLEY CRAIG 16296265288104/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STANLEY CRAIG1629626Oct 25, 2023Aug 8, 20258SC
NORTH STAR TRUCKING LLC917792Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251SC
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.
5288104MESTANLEY CRAIGOct 25, 2023Aug 8, 20257
5288104MENORTH STAR TRUCKING LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
288104MESTANLEY CRAIGJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026