Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Merritt

1MT2N5323EH022871 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 28, 2024
KS
Last seenApr 6, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
1MT2N5323EH022871
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
2N532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
022871

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 · 122 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 122 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
2014

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 28, 2024 – Apr 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3HARTTER FARMS LLC 3074036622752/KS
Oct 14, 2024NEIII · Driver-only3DAMON AND ELYSE PALMER 2975374622752/KS
Sep 28, 2024KSII · Walk-around6HARTTER FARMS LLC 3074036622752/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARTTER FARMS LLC3074036Sep 28, 2024Apr 6, 20252KS
DAMON AND ELYSE PALMER2975374Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 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.
622752KSHARTTER FARMS LLCSep 28, 2024Apr 6, 20252
622752KSDAMON AND ELYSE PALMEROct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026