Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite

4A9T3DJ27RB178245 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 12, 2024
MO
Last seenAug 20, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
4A9T3DJ27RB178245
Make
Armor Lite
Model
ARMOR LITE
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
178245

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 · Jun 12, 2024 – Aug 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2025KYI · Full2PHANTOM FREIGHTERS LLC 434260728M6KB/MO
May 2, 2025MOII · Walk-around1COLEMAN TRUCKING INC 19857628M6KB/MO
Feb 26, 2025KYI · Full3COLEMAN TRUCKING INC 19857628M6KB/MO
Jun 12, 2024MOII · Walk-around6COLEMAN TRUCKING INC 19857684M4GH/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHANTOM FREIGHTERS LLC4342607Aug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251MO
COLEMAN TRUCKING INC198576Jun 12, 2024May 2, 20253MO
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.
28M6KBMOPHANTOM FREIGHTERS LLCAug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251
28M6KBMOCOLEMAN TRUCKING INCFeb 26, 2025May 2, 20252
84M4GHMOCOLEMAN TRUCKING INCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026