Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Merritt

1MT2N48223H016088 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenApr 28, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1MT2N48223H016088
Make
Merritt
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2003
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1MT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2N482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
016088

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
MERRITT

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 19 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERRITT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Apr 28, 2024 – Jan 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSEVERARDO SANCHEZ 30154574DY3794/CA
Apr 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around7OOSART LIVESTOCK LLC 43220164DY3794/CA
Jan 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1J & S LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT LLC 21659614DY3794/CA
Dec 13, 2024CAI · Full4OOSRLA TRANSPORT INC 16771344DY3794/CA
Apr 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0RLA TRANSPORT INC 16771344DY3794/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVERARDO SANCHEZ3015457Jan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261CA
ART LIVESTOCK LLC4322016Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251UT
J & S LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT LLC2165961Jan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251CA
RLA TRANSPORT INC1677134Apr 28, 2024Dec 13, 20242CA
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.
4DY3794CAEVERARDO SANCHEZJan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261
4DY3794CAART LIVESTOCK LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
4DY3794CAJ & S LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT LLCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
4DY3794CARLA TRANSPORT INCApr 28, 2024Dec 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026