Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Merritt

1MT2N5334GH025418 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 20, 2023
IA
Last seenMar 26, 2026
IA
Inspected under 4 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1MT2N5334GH025418
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2016
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
025418

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
2016

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1PACHECO BROTHERS TRUCKING LLP 4133289IV7033/IA
Mar 14, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1PACHECO BROTHERS TRUCKING LLP 4133289IV7033/IA
Jan 14, 2026NEIII · Driver-only2JX3 LOGISTICS LLC 4262477IV7033/IA
Feb 6, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1SCHOTT'S TRUCKING LLC 3289991IV7033/IA
Sep 20, 2023IAIII · Driver-only3OOSGARRETT BROWN 3797283IV7033/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACHECO BROTHERS TRUCKING LLP4133289Mar 14, 2026Mar 26, 20262MN
JX3 LOGISTICS LLC4262477Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261IA
SCHOTT'S TRUCKING LLC3289991Feb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251IA
GARRETT BROWN3797283Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231IA
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.
IV7033IAPACHECO BROTHERS TRUCKING LLPMar 14, 2026Mar 26, 20262
IV7033IAJX3 LOGISTICS LLCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
IV7033IASCHOTT'S TRUCKING LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
IV7033IAGARRETT BROWNSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026