Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K27HA000232 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 20, 2023
NM
Last seenFeb 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
56EA53K27HA000232
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2017
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000232

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
2017

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Feb 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSVALKYRIE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4258817176B779/TX
Feb 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSVALKYRIE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4258817176B779/TX
Jan 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around16OOSVALKYRIE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4258817176B779/TX
Apr 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around1RAUL OLMOS 1081210176B779/TX
Aug 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around4RAUL OLMOS 1081210176B779/TX
Jun 20, 2023NMII · Walk-around1BIG R SERVICES LLC 3991508176B779/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALKYRIE TRANSPORTATION LLC4258817Jan 9, 2026Feb 7, 20263TX
RAUL OLMOS1081210Aug 6, 2024Apr 3, 20252TX
BIG R SERVICES LLC3991508Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 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.
176B779TXVALKYRIE TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 9, 2026Feb 7, 20263
176B779TXRAUL OLMOSAug 6, 2024Apr 3, 20252
176B779TXBIG R SERVICES LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026