Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Armor Lite Trailer

56EAB4J2XJA000179 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 1, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 19, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
56EAB4J2XJA000179
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2018
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
AB4J2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000179

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 20 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 1, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around2MILLAN TRUCKING LLC 1369594303010N/TX
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSMILLAN TRUCKING LLC 1369594303010N/TX
Sep 22, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1MILLAN TRUCKING LLC 1369594303010N/TX
Aug 14, 2025OKI · Full16OOSMILLAN TRUCKING LLC 1369594BP8206/OK
Apr 28, 2025OKIII · Driver-only2MILLAN TRUCKING LLC 1369594BP6206/OK
Apr 16, 2025TXI · Full8OOSMILLAN TRUCKING LLC 1369594BP8206/OK
Jul 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around7RED TOP TRUCKING LLC 2323081BP8206/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MILLAN TRUCKING LLC1369594Apr 16, 2025Nov 19, 20256OK
RED TOP TRUCKING LLC2323081Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241OK
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.
303010NTXMILLAN TRUCKING LLCSep 22, 2025Nov 19, 20253
BP8206OKMILLAN TRUCKING LLCApr 16, 2025Aug 14, 20252
BP6206OKMILLAN TRUCKING LLCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
BP8206OKRED TOP TRUCKING LLCJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026