Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4326JA211505 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMar 14, 2024
OH
Last seenJul 31, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
1M91H4326JA211505
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2018
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
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1H432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
211505

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 · Mar 14, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1KESHI TRANSPORT LLC 3642766AJ7480/OK
Sep 27, 2024OHII · Walk-around2GIFT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3829553AJ7480/OK
May 24, 2024OHII · Walk-around10OOSOGUAA LOGISTICS LLC 3877836AJ7480/OK
Mar 14, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSJOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 3865416AJ7480/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KESHI TRANSPORT LLC3642766Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261MD
GIFT TRANSPORTATION LLC3829553Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241OH
OGUAA LOGISTICS LLC3877836May 24, 2024May 24, 20241PA
JOP TRANSPORTATION LLC3865416Mar 14, 2024Mar 14, 20241MA
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.
AJ7480OK2KESHI TRANSPORT LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
AJ7480OKGIFT TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241
AJ7480OKOGUAA LOGISTICS LLCMay 24, 2024May 24, 20241
AJ7480OKJOP TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 14, 2024Mar 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026