Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K22FA000054 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 5, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
56EA53K22FA000054
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
000054

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
2015

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around2FERR EXPRESS LLC 3393938270B910/TX
Jan 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSJOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA JR 4413723270B910/TX
Nov 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSJOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA JR 4413723270B910/TX
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSJOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA JR 4413723270B910/TX
Dec 13, 2023TXIII · Driver-only2THOMAS E AGGERS 22911068066LV/OK
Nov 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around4THOMAS E AGGERS 22911068066LV/OK
Jul 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around2THOMAS E AGGERS 22911068066LV/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERR EXPRESS LLC3393938Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261TX
JOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA JR4413723Oct 7, 2025Jan 15, 20263TX
THOMAS E AGGERS2291106Jul 5, 2023Dec 13, 20233TX
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.
270B910TX2FERR EXPRESS LLCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
270B910TXJOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA JROct 7, 2025Jan 15, 20263
8066LVOKTHOMAS E AGGERSJul 5, 2023Dec 13, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026