Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA54H20HA000036 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenMar 2, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA54H20HA000036
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
A54H2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
000036

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 97 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 · Mar 2, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3TURBO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2883911172B821/TX
May 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around3TURBO EXPRESS LLC 1632928172B821/TX
May 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around3TURBO EXPRESS LLC 1632928172B821/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around1TURBO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2883911172B821/TX
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSTURBO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2883911172B821/TX
Nov 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSTURBO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2883911172B821/TX
Sep 2, 2025TXI · Full7OOSTURBO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2883911172B821/TX
Jul 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSPEP'S TRUCKING LLC 4023027172B821/TX
Mar 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around2PEP'S TRUCKING LLC 4023027172B821/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURBO TRANSPORTATION LLC2883911Sep 2, 2025Jun 11, 20265TX
TURBO EXPRESS LLC1632928May 30, 2026May 30, 20262TX
PEP'S TRUCKING LLC4023027Mar 2, 2024Jul 17, 20242TX
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.
172B821TX2TURBO TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 2, 2025Jun 11, 20265
172B821TX2TURBO EXPRESS LLCMay 30, 2026May 30, 20262
172B821TXPEP'S TRUCKING LLCMar 2, 2024Jul 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026