Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K25JA000204 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJan 24, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
56EA53K25JA000204
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2018
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
000204

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
2018

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 · Jan 24, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSALVAREZ TRUCKING TX LLC 440948063P714N/TX
Sep 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around1JUAN C ALVAREZ 2993783AN5344/OK
Jul 31, 2025TXI · Full13OOSJUAN C ALVAREZ 299378384M273N/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around4JUAN C ALVAREZ 299378386N832M/TX
Sep 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSJUAN C ALVAREZ 299378323T750M/TX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSJUAN C ALVAREZ 299378399R739M/TX
Feb 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around7JUAN C ALVAREZ 2993783AN5344/OK
Jan 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JUAN C ALVAREZ 2993783AN5344/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALVAREZ TRUCKING TX LLC4409480Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261TX
JUAN C ALVAREZ2993783Jan 24, 2024Sep 15, 20257TX
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.
63P714NTXALVAREZ TRUCKING TX LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
AN5344OKJUAN C ALVAREZJan 24, 2024Sep 15, 20253
84M273NTXJUAN C ALVAREZJul 31, 2025Jul 31, 20251
86N832MTXJUAN C ALVAREZNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
23T750MTXJUAN C ALVAREZSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
99R739MTXJUAN C ALVAREZSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026