Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K20LA002154 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenNov 28, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
56EA53K20LA002154
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
002154

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
2020

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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Jul 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSJD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLC 3460235203C794/TX
Aug 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOS4 A CHAVEZ TRUCKING LLC 4217379203C794/TX
Jul 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around44 A CHAVEZ TRUCKING LLC 4217379203C794/TX
Jul 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around24 A CHAVEZ TRUCKING LLC 4217379203C794/TX
Apr 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around4DIANA RIOS 2494189203C794/TX
Mar 27, 2024TXI · Full11OOSDIANA RIOS 2494189203C794/TX
Mar 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0DIANA RIOS 2494189203C794/TX
Jan 11, 2024TXI · Full7OOSDIANA RIOS 2494189203C794/TX
Nov 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around2DIANA RIOS 2494189203C794/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLC3460235Jul 12, 2026Jul 12, 20261TX
4 A CHAVEZ TRUCKING LLC4217379Jul 10, 2025Aug 26, 20253TX
DIANA RIOS2494189Nov 28, 2023Apr 10, 20245TX
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.
203C794TX2JD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLCJul 12, 2026Jul 12, 20261
203C794TX4 A CHAVEZ TRUCKING LLCJul 10, 2025Aug 26, 20253
203C794TXDIANA RIOSNov 28, 2023Apr 10, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026