Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Merritt

1MT2N482XGH025384 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 29, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1MT2N482XGH025384
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
025384

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERRITT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Merritt

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 · Jul 28, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026NEIII · Driver-only5OOSMELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
Jun 26, 2026UTII · Walk-around18OOSMELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
Jun 9, 2026UTIII · Driver-only3OOSMELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
Mar 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only6MELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
Oct 19, 2025WYII · Walk-around5BAILAR CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION LLC 39134292677TI/ID
Aug 20, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1MELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
Mar 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1MELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
Jul 28, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1MELENA TRUCKING LLC 32649732677TI/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELENA TRUCKING LLC3264973Jul 28, 2023Jun 29, 20267ID
BAILAR CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION LLC3913429Oct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251UT
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.
2677TIID2MELENA TRUCKING LLCJul 28, 2023Jun 29, 20267
2677TIIDBAILAR CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION LLCOct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026