Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Armor Lite

4A9T2D726PB178146 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 15, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 25, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4A9T2D726PB178146
Make
Armor Lite
Model
ARMOR LITE
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
178146

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2023 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0DUSTIN MCKENZIE TRANSPORT INC 3581469120224PT/SC
Jul 13, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1BIG M ENTERPRISES SC LLC 38252625218173/ME
Jun 15, 2023SCII · Walk-around0BIG M ENTERPRISES SC LLC 38252625218173/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DUSTIN MCKENZIE TRANSPORT INC3581469Aug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251SC
BIG M ENTERPRISES SC LLC3825262Jun 15, 2023Jul 13, 20232SC
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.
120224PTSCDUSTIN MCKENZIE TRANSPORT INCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
5218173MEBIG M ENTERPRISES SC LLCJun 15, 2023Jul 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026