Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53H2XRA000671 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMay 23, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 14, 2025
TX
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
56EA53H2XRA000671
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
56E

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A53H2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000671

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 TRAILER

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 10 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 TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Armor Lite Trailer

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 · May 23, 2024 – Jul 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSRHODA TRANSPORT LLC 3221520236B092/TX
Sep 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSTOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC 360172163T745M/TX
Sep 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC 3601721236B092/TX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC 3601721236B092/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RHODA TRANSPORT LLC3221520Jul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251IA
TOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC3601721May 23, 2024Sep 15, 20243TX
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.
236B092TXRHODA TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251
63T745MTXTOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLCSep 15, 2024Sep 15, 20241
236B092TXTOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLCMay 23, 2024Sep 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026