Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4326KA211313 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJun 29, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 25, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M91H4326KA211313
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
211313

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.

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Feb 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSVA TRANSPORT LLC 3618631AJ9863/OK
Jul 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3—C & C TRANSLINE LLC 3420170AJ9863/OK
Jun 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around0—Z E TRUCKING LLC 2380581AJ9863/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VA TRANSPORT LLC3618631Feb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251TX
C & C TRANSLINE LLC3420170Jul 5, 2024Jul 5, 20241TX
Z E TRUCKING LLC2380581Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 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.
AJ9863OK—VA TRANSPORT LLCFeb 25, 2025 → Feb 25, 20251
AJ9863OK—C & C TRANSLINE LLCJul 5, 2024 → Jul 5, 20241
AJ9863OK—Z E TRUCKING LLCJun 29, 2023 → Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026