Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Merritt

1MT2N5337HH025611 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 21, 2024
IA
Last seenOct 16, 2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
1MT2N5337HH025611
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
2N533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
025611

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
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 · Dec 21, 2024 – Oct 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2025NEII · Walk-around7OOSLOS BUENOS FARM LLC 4032388305686/NE
Oct 1, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1LOS BUENOS FARM LLC 4032388305686/NE
May 14, 2025MOII · Walk-around4OOSBUBE LOGISTIC LLC 3556463305686/NE
Dec 21, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 1553028305686/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOS BUENOS FARM LLC4032388Oct 1, 2025Oct 16, 20252NE
BUBE LOGISTIC LLC3556463May 14, 2025May 14, 20251NE
HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC1553028Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241AZ
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.
305686NELOS BUENOS FARM LLCOct 1, 2025Oct 16, 20252
305686NEBUBE LOGISTIC LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
305686NEHOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLCDec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026