Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA75C22MA000489 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 9, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA75C22MA000489
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2021
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
A75C2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
000489

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 · 287 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 287 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 · Jan 9, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844640U739N/TX
Apr 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSMALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844662W290W/TX
Jul 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844617P231N/TX
Oct 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around4MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844665T753M/TX
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around2MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844637N698M/TX
Jan 17, 2024TXI · Full5OOSMALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844622P408M/TX
Jan 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844635R400M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC3338446Jan 9, 2024Jun 10, 20267TX
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.
40U739NTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
62W290WTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
17P231NTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2025Jul 21, 20251
65T753MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
37N698MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
22P408MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJan 17, 2024Jan 17, 20241
35R400MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026