Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Mack Anthem

1M1AN4GY6LM017133 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 18, 2023
NC
Last seenDec 27, 2024
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1M1AN4GY6LM017133
Make
Mack
Model
Anthem
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
1M1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AN4GY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
017133

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
MACK

Prefix basis · 7,931 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Anthem

Prefix basis · 7,931 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
MACK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Anthem

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 18, 2023 – Dec 27, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC 48104NK5535/NC
Dec 14, 2024NCI · Full0MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC 48104NK5535/NC
Jul 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC 48104NK5535/NC
Jan 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC 48104NK5535/NC
Nov 4, 2023NCI · Full0MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC 48104NK5535/NC
Aug 18, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS INC 2224864NK5535/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC48104Nov 4, 2023Dec 27, 20245NC
MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS INC2224864Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231NC
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.
NK5535NC1MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLCNov 4, 2023Dec 27, 20245
NK5535NCMERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS INCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026