Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Merritt

1MT2P4325LH006883 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenApr 11, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1MT2P4325LH006883
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2P432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
006883

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 16 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 · Apr 11, 2024 – Jan 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO 3070468170C472/TX
Aug 4, 2025TXI · Full1PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO 3070468170C472/TX
Dec 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around0PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO 3070468170C472/TX
Oct 25, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO 3070468170C472/TX
Aug 22, 2024TXI · Full4PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO 3070468170C472/TX
Jun 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO 3070468170C472/TX
Apr 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JEL ACOSTA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3868439170C472/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELO3070468Jun 20, 2024Jan 9, 20266TX
JEL ACOSTA TRANSPORTATION LLC3868439Apr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241TX
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.
170C472TXPRESILIANO RANGEL SOTELOJun 20, 2024Jan 9, 20266
170C472TXJEL ACOSTA TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026