Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Merritt

1MT2N5348LH028437 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 2, 2024
MT
Last seenNov 20, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1MT2N5348LH028437
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2020
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
2N534

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
028437

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 27 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
2020

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 · Aug 2, 2024 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025MTIII · Driver-only02025804 ALBERTA LTD 30028575UR877/AB
Jul 8, 2025MTII · Walk-around32025804 ALBERTA LTD 30028575UR877/AB
Aug 2, 2024MTII · Walk-around02169136 ALBERTA LTD 34564895UR877/AB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2025804 ALBERTA LTD3002857Jul 8, 2025Nov 20, 20252AB
2169136 ALBERTA LTD3456489Aug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241AB
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.
5UR877AB2025804 ALBERTA LTDJul 8, 2025Nov 20, 20252
5UR877AB2169136 ALBERTA LTDAug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026