Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K20HA000248 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 28, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 6, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K20HA000248
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
A53K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
000248

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 · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 628 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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 28, 2024 – Feb 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2026TXIII · Driver-only2CAREY LYNN MCCLENDON JR 2996078AX3487/OK
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CAREY LYNN MCCLENDON JR 2996078AX3487/OK
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around5JOANN CLOVER MOTT 1938090AX3487/OK
Oct 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around6JOANN CLOVER MOTT 1938090AX3487/OK
Mar 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around0K-DAWN TRUCKING LLC 3632301AX3487/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAREY LYNN MCCLENDON JR2996078Feb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20262TX
JOANN CLOVER MOTT1938090Oct 1, 2025Nov 18, 20252TX
K-DAWN TRUCKING LLC3632301Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241TX
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.
AX3487OKCAREY LYNN MCCLENDON JRFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20262
AX3487OKJOANN CLOVER MOTTOct 1, 2025Nov 18, 20252
AX3487OKK-DAWN TRUCKING LLCMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026