Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4324KA211357 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenMar 28, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
1M91H4324KA211357
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
211357

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
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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 28, 2024 – Feb 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSA&R TOTAL QUALITY INC 3718795AJ9874/OK
Nov 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around2A&R TOTAL QUALITY INC 3718795AJ9874/OK
Jan 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around10AIBA LOGISTICS LLC 3976123AJ9874/OK
Apr 25, 2024TXI · Full20OOSLMNS TRANSPORT LLC 3429578AJ9874/OK
Mar 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around17OOSLMNS TRANSPORT LLC 3429578AJ9874/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&R TOTAL QUALITY INC3718795Nov 27, 2025Feb 27, 20262TX
AIBA LOGISTICS LLC3976123Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251TX
LMNS TRANSPORT LLC3429578Mar 28, 2024Apr 25, 20242TX
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.
AJ9874OKA&R TOTAL QUALITY INCNov 27, 2025Feb 27, 20262
AJ9874OKAIBA LOGISTICS LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
AJ9874OKLMNS TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2024Apr 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026