Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K2XHA000063 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJan 30, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
56EA53K2XHA000063
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2017
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000063

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around3LONG HORN TRUCKING LLC 25704464297LT/OK
Jan 9, 2026TXI · Full8OOSLONG HORN TRUCKING LLC 25704464297LT/OK
Oct 13, 2025TXI · Full7OOSCHENTES TRANSPORT LLC 42083384297LT/OK
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSCHENTES TRANSPORT LLC 42083384297LT/TX
Mar 2, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1CHENTES TRANSPORT LLC 420833833U999M/TX
Aug 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around2CHENTES TRANSPORT LLC 420833897N692M/TX
Feb 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around4LONG HORN TRUCKING LLC 25704464297LT/OK
Jan 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSLONG HORN TRUCKING LLC 25704464297LT/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONG HORN TRUCKING LLC2570446Jan 30, 2024Mar 4, 20264TX
CHENTES TRANSPORT LLC4208338Aug 8, 2024Oct 13, 20254TX
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.
4297LTOKLONG HORN TRUCKING LLCJan 30, 2024Mar 4, 20264
4297LTOKCHENTES TRANSPORT LLCOct 13, 2025Oct 13, 20251
4297LTTXCHENTES TRANSPORT LLCApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
33U999MTXCHENTES TRANSPORT LLCMar 2, 2025Mar 2, 20251
97N692MTXCHENTES TRANSPORT LLCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026