Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Merritt

1MT2N5222RH030256 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 10, 2024
IA
Last seenOct 5, 2025
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
1MT2N5222RH030256
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
2N522

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
030256

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 · 40 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 40 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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 10, 2024 – Oct 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 5, 2025KSII · Walk-around1PETERSEN TRUCKIN LLC 1477429FY2597/IA
Feb 23, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0DAVE MERCER 1845300FY2597/IA
Nov 28, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3TVON TRUCKING LLC 3437793FY2597/IA
Sep 10, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2PETERSEN TRUCKIN LLC 1477429FY2597/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETERSEN TRUCKIN LLC1477429Sep 10, 2024Oct 5, 20252IA
DAVE MERCER1845300Feb 23, 2025Feb 23, 20251IA
TVON TRUCKING LLC3437793Nov 28, 2024Nov 28, 20241NE
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.
FY2597IAPETERSEN TRUCKIN LLCSep 10, 2024Oct 5, 20252
FY2597IADAVE MERCERFeb 23, 2025Feb 23, 20251
FY2597IATVON TRUCKING LLCNov 28, 2024Nov 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026