Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite

4A9T3DG26RB178227 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 27, 2024
OK
Last seenJun 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4A9T3DG26RB178227
Make
Armor Lite
Model
ARMOR LITE
Model year
2024
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
T3DG2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
178227

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 · 58 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
ARMOR LITE

Prefix basis · 58 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 · Nov 27, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around2AMS TRANSPORT LLC 4391780DY1282/OK
Jun 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around1AMS TRANSPORT LLC 4391780DY1282/OK
Nov 27, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1EAST TEXAS TRANSPORT LLC 2839647244C050/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMS TRANSPORT LLC4391780Jun 3, 2026Jun 18, 20262TX
EAST TEXAS TRANSPORT LLC2839647Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241TX
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.
DY1282OK2AMS TRANSPORT LLCJun 3, 2026Jun 18, 20262
244C050TXEAST TEXAS TRANSPORT LLCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026