Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Merritt

1MT2N5324PH028813 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 20, 2023
MI
Last seenAug 4, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1MT2N5324PH028813
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
028813

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
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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026COIII · Driver-only1OOSL VANELDEREN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3864303SP377LHA/IN
Apr 17, 2026MIIII · Driver-only2L VANELDEREN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3864303SP377LHA/IN
Jan 19, 2026INIII · Driver-only3L VANELDEREN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3864303SP377LHA/IN
Sep 8, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1RABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLC 1083066SP377LHA/IN
Dec 16, 2024ILII · Walk-around3RABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLC 1083066SP377LHA/IN
Sep 20, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1RABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLC 1083066SP377LHA/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L VANELDEREN TRANSPORTATION LLC3864303Jan 19, 2026Aug 4, 20263MI
RABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLC1083066Sep 20, 2023Sep 8, 20253MI
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.
SP377LHAIN2L VANELDEREN TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 19, 2026Aug 4, 20263
SP377LHAINRABBIT RIVER TRANSPORT II LLCSep 20, 2023Sep 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026