Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K24GA000185 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenSep 26, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
56EA53K24GA000185
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2016
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000185

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
2016

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026TXI · Full9OOSYUNIER GONZALEZ 4382237085C954/TX
Oct 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0YUNIER GONZALEZ 4382237085C954/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSYUNIER GONZALEZ 4382237085C954/TX
Nov 14, 2024TXIV · Special4WHM SERVICES LLC 4144450085C954/TX
Oct 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around22OOSWHM SERVICES LLC 4144450085C954/TX
Sep 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSFENIX HAULING LLC 4033075085C954/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YUNIER GONZALEZ4382237Sep 18, 2025Feb 3, 20263TX
WHM SERVICES LLC4144450Oct 15, 2024Nov 14, 20242TX
FENIX HAULING LLC4033075Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231TX
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.
085C954TXYUNIER GONZALEZSep 18, 2025Feb 3, 20263
085C954TXWHM SERVICES LLCOct 15, 2024Nov 14, 20242
085C954TXFENIX HAULING LLCSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026