Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite

4A9T3DJ20RB178023 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 26, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
4A9T3DJ20RB178023
Make
Armor Lite
Model
ARMOR LITE
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
T3DJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
178023

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
ARMOR LITE

Prefix basis · 27 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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088CU3959/OK
Apr 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088CU3959/OK
Mar 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088CU3959/TX
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088CU3959/OK
Sep 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088CU3959/OK
Feb 27, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1AMADOR TRANSPORTATION LLC 1864391CU3959/OK
Sep 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around1AMADOR TRANSPORTATION LLC 1864391CU3959/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC2878088Sep 3, 2025Jul 20, 20265TX
AMADOR TRANSPORTATION LLC1864391Sep 26, 2023Feb 27, 20242TX
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.
CU3959OK2FORCE LOGISTICS US LLCSep 3, 2025Jul 20, 20264
CU3959TXFORCE LOGISTICS US LLCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
CU3959OKAMADOR TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 26, 2023Feb 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026