Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Merritt

1MT2N5324AH022081 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 29, 2023
OK
Last seenAug 21, 2025
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1MT2N5324AH022081
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2010
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1980 or 2010

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

North American serial sequence
022081

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
2010

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 29, 2023 – Aug 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2SALUD CASTRO 3457674TT04S48/GA
May 24, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1COWS & CRITTERS LLC 2266104TT04S48/GA
Nov 29, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1COWS & CRITTERS LLC 2266104TT04S48/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALUD CASTRO3457674Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251GA
COWS & CRITTERS LLC2266104Nov 29, 2023May 24, 20242GA
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.
TT04S48GASALUD CASTROAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
TT04S48GA2COWS & CRITTERS LLCNov 29, 2023May 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026