Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Merritt

1MT2N5331KH028124 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 21, 2023
CO
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1MT2N5331KH028124
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2019
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
2N533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
028124

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 · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 108 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
2019

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026KSIII · Driver-only1WILDER & SONS LLC 4204802TK3358/ID
Sep 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only1WILDER & SONS LLC 4204802TK3358/TX
Jan 23, 2025COII · Walk-around9FRIESEN BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 3323686TK3358/IA
Jan 23, 2024COIII · Driver-only1FRIESEN BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 3323686TK3358/ID
Aug 21, 2023COIII · Driver-only0FRIESEN BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 3323686TK3358/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILDER & SONS LLC4204802Sep 22, 2025Feb 10, 20262MT
FRIESEN BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC3323686Aug 21, 2023Jan 23, 20253CO
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.
TK3358IDWILDER & SONS LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
TK3358TXWILDER & SONS LLCSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
TK3358IAFRIESEN BROTHERS TRUCKING LLCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
TK3358IDFRIESEN BROTHERS TRUCKING LLCAug 21, 2023Jan 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026