Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Merritt

1MT2N5326HH025672 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 11, 2024
IA
Last seenMay 15, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1MT2N5326HH025672
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2017
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
2N532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
025672

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
2017

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 11, 2024 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026IAIII · Driver-only3BRIAN HANSEN 2929294LY3921/IA
Dec 31, 2025IAII · Walk-around4BRIAN HANSEN 2929294LY3921/IA
Apr 8, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1SLABAUGH TRUCKING INC 476736VC1065/IA
Nov 11, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1SLABAUGH TRUCKING INC 476736VC1065/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRIAN HANSEN2929294Dec 31, 2025May 15, 20262IA
SLABAUGH TRUCKING INC476736Nov 11, 2024Apr 8, 20252IA
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.
LY3921IABRIAN HANSENDec 31, 2025May 15, 20262
VC1065IASLABAUGH TRUCKING INCNov 11, 2024Apr 8, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026