Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Merritt

1MT2N5227MH028561 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
Inspections0
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 0
First seen
Last seen
Inspected under 2 different carriers
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1MT2N5227MH028561
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
1MT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2N522

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
028561

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
MERRITT

Prefix basis · 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 40 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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEDRO J ESTRADA2341684Dec 9, 2025Dec 15, 20252TX
CCL TRANSPORT LLC1122096Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 20241TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026