Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Armor lite trailer Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K24MA000327 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMar 21, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 30, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K24MA000327
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
000327

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 · Mar 21, 2024 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026OKII · Walk-around3OOSGEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3450205AW4540/OK
Feb 26, 2026OKIII · Driver-only0GEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3450205AW4540/OK
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSGEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3450205AW4540/OK
Mar 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around0HOUCK COMPANY LLC 2393870AW4540/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC3450205Nov 18, 2025Mar 30, 20263OK
HOUCK COMPANY LLC2393870Mar 21, 2024Mar 21, 20241OK
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AW4540OKGEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLCNov 18, 2025Mar 30, 20263
AW4540OKHOUCK COMPANY LLCMar 21, 2024Mar 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026