Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

7KF1H4328KA000117 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 8, 2024
PA
Last seenApr 26, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7KF1H4328KA000117
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 16, 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
7KF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1H432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Nov 8, 2024 – Apr 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2026PAII · Walk-around1VR KENDALL TRUCKING LLC 1495762AK1181/OK
Apr 26, 2026PAII · Walk-around1VR KENDALL TRUCKING LLC 1495762AK1181/OK
Mar 3, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0VR KENDALL TRUCKING LLC 1495762AK1181/OK
Feb 15, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0VR KENDALL TRUCKING LLC 1495762AK1181/OK
Nov 8, 2024PAI · Full4ROMANIK TRUCKING INC 751960AK1181/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VR KENDALL TRUCKING LLC1495762Feb 15, 2026Apr 26, 20264PA
ROMANIK TRUCKING INC751960Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 20241PA
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.
AK1181OK2VR KENDALL TRUCKING LLCFeb 15, 2026Apr 26, 20264
AK1181OKROMANIK TRUCKING INCNov 8, 2024Nov 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026