Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Merritt

1MT2N5331SH030293 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 14, 2025
MN
Last seenApr 29, 2026
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
1MT2N5331SH030293
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
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
2N533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
030293

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
2025

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 · Apr 14, 2025 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026WIIII · Driver-only2GREGORY C MALECEK 3279555STC6172/MN
Feb 5, 2026INIII · Driver-only1CHARLES MALECEK 3499470STC6172/MN
Apr 14, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2DYLAN NELSON TRUCKING LLC 3393748STC6172/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GREGORY C MALECEK3279555Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261MN
CHARLES MALECEK3499470Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261MN
DYLAN NELSON TRUCKING LLC3393748Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251MN
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.
STC6172MNGREGORY C MALECEKApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
STC6172MNCHARLES MALECEKFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
STC6172MNDYLAN NELSON TRUCKING LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026