Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Merritt

1MT2N522XPH028980 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 21, 2024
KY
Last seenJun 30, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1MT2N522XPH028980
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2023
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
028980

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
2023

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 · Nov 21, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026GAII · Walk-around4ACTION TRANSPORT LLC 33620095127648/ME
May 8, 2026KSII · Walk-around6ACTION TRANSPORT LLC 33620095127648/ME
Aug 23, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2BE RIGHT BACK TRUCKING LLC 30974995127648/ME
Nov 21, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1BE RIGHT BACK TRUCKING LLC 30974995127648/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACTION TRANSPORT LLC3362009May 8, 2026Jun 30, 20262IN
BE RIGHT BACK TRUCKING LLC3097499Nov 21, 2024Aug 23, 20252TN
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.
5127648ME2ACTION TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2026Jun 30, 20262
5127648MEBE RIGHT BACK TRUCKING LLCNov 21, 2024Aug 23, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026