Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K20MA000471 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 6, 2025
TX
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
56EA53K20MA000471
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2021
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
A53K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000471

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
2021

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 · Oct 6, 2025 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026TXI · Full13OOS7JC TRANSPORT LLC 4055257163B871/TX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSEVS UNIQUE TRANSPORT INC 3743113163B871/TX
Nov 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around7MAE BROS TRUCKING LLC 4451430163B871/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MAE BROS TRUCKING LLC 4451430163B871/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
7JC TRANSPORT LLC4055257Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261TX
EVS UNIQUE TRANSPORT INC3743113Dec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251FL
MAE BROS TRUCKING LLC4451430Oct 6, 2025Nov 5, 20252TX
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.
163B871TX7JC TRANSPORT LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
163B871TXEVS UNIQUE TRANSPORT INCDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251
163B871TXMAE BROS TRUCKING LLCOct 6, 2025Nov 5, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026