Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Merritt

1MT2N5327MH028686 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 7, 2023
IA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
SD
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 29 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
1MT2N5327MH028686
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
028686

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 7, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0JC IRONS LIVESTOCK LLC 40341403881STY/MN
Apr 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around7JUSTIN GRIMMIUS 19696903881STY/MN
Dec 11, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2RAAK FARMS LLC 40274023881STY/MN
Oct 28, 2024IAII · Walk-around3TREY GILBERTSON 33356613881STY/MN
Oct 25, 2024IAIII · Driver-only4TREY GILBERTSON 33356613881STY/MN
Dec 7, 2023IAIII · Driver-only6HOLMES TRUCKING LLC 32130263881STY/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JC IRONS LIVESTOCK LLC4034140May 20, 2026May 20, 20261MN
JUSTIN GRIMMIUS1969690Apr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261MN
RAAK FARMS LLC4027402Dec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251MN
TREY GILBERTSON3335661Oct 25, 2024Oct 28, 20242MN
HOLMES TRUCKING LLC3213026Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 20231MN
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.
3881STYMNJC IRONS LIVESTOCK LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
3881STYMNJUSTIN GRIMMIUSApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261
3881STYMNRAAK FARMS LLCDec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251
3881STYMNTREY GILBERTSONOct 25, 2024Oct 28, 20242
3881STYMNHOLMES TRUCKING LLCDec 7, 2023Dec 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026