Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Merritt

1MT2N5325YH015439 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 8, 2023
MN
Last seenApr 5, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1MT2N5325YH015439
Make
Merritt
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2000
Body class
Not decoded
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
015439

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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERRITT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Dec 8, 2023 – Apr 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 5, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2DEAN KRIPPNER TRUCKING LLC 20264148600STR/MN
Jan 15, 2025MNI · Full20OOSJOHN THOMAS REBSTOCK 24912288600STR/MN
Dec 8, 2023MNII · Walk-around3JOHN THOMAS REBSTOCK 24912288600STR/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEAN KRIPPNER TRUCKING LLC2026414Apr 5, 2025Apr 5, 20251MN
JOHN THOMAS REBSTOCK2491228Dec 8, 2023Jan 15, 20252MN
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.
8600STRMNDEAN KRIPPNER TRUCKING LLCApr 5, 2025Apr 5, 20251
8600STRMNJOHN THOMAS REBSTOCKDec 8, 2023Jan 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026