Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4329JA211448 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJun 22, 2023
WV
Last seenMar 18, 2025
WV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1M91H4329JA211448
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
211448

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Mar 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2025WVII · Walk-around1HERITAGE BROTHERS LLC 3433780AJ7318/OK
Mar 11, 2024WVII · Walk-around2OOSDB ENTERPRISE INC 3269846AJ7318/OK
Jun 22, 2023WVII · Walk-around2OOSBROWN AND WHALEY TRUCKING LLC 3611985AJ7318/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERITAGE BROTHERS LLC3433780Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251WV
DB ENTERPRISE INC3269846Mar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241OH
BROWN AND WHALEY TRUCKING LLC3611985Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231WV
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.
AJ7318OKHERITAGE BROTHERS LLCMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
AJ7318OKDB ENTERPRISE INCMar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241
AJ7318OKBROWN AND WHALEY TRUCKING LLCJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026