Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4324JA211969 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 2, 2026
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
1M91H4324JA211969
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1H432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
211969

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
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 152 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

Prefix basis · 152 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
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

  • 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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2HARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANY 4048951CJ3440/OK
Jun 30, 2026LAII · Walk-around3OOSHARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANY 4048951CJ3440/OK
May 6, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2CS3 & SON TRANPORTATION LLC 3993676CJ3440/OK
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around0J&J FOXRUN LOGISTICS LLC 3986227CJ3440/OK
Aug 24, 2023TXI · Full2PETER ADEKITAN ONASANYA 2633232AJ9467/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANY4048951Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 20262TX
CS3 & SON TRANPORTATION LLC3993676May 6, 2025May 6, 20251TX
J&J FOXRUN LOGISTICS LLC3986227Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241TX
PETER ADEKITAN ONASANYA2633232Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231TX
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.
CJ3440OK2HARDNOCK LIMITED COMPANYJun 30, 2026Jul 2, 20262
CJ3440OKCS3 & SON TRANPORTATION LLCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
CJ3440OKJ&J FOXRUN LOGISTICS LLCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
AJ9467OKPETER ADEKITAN ONASANYAAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026