Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Merritt

1MT2N5227NH028738 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 28, 2023
NE
Last seenJun 30, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1MT2N5227NH028738
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2022
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
028738

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
2022

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2025KSIII · Driver-only6LESH TRUCKING LLC 3169762173C565/TX
Aug 12, 2024NEIII · Driver-only2HEARN TRUCKING LLC 944902172C565/TX
Nov 3, 2023NEIII · Driver-only2HEARN TRUCKING LLC 944902173C565/TX
Jun 28, 2023NEIII · Driver-only2HEARN TRUCKING LLC 944902173C565/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LESH TRUCKING LLC3169762Jun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251OK
HEARN TRUCKING LLC944902Jun 28, 2023Aug 12, 20243TX
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.
173C565TXLESH TRUCKING LLCJun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251
172C565TXHEARN TRUCKING LLCAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
173C565TXHEARN TRUCKING LLCJun 28, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026