Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4323GA211325 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 1, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 10, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
1M91H4323GA211325
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2016
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
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1H432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
211325

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
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 152 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

Prefix basis · 152 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
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

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 · Oct 1, 2023 – Jan 10, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 10, 2024TXI · Full7NOVELTYPLUS LLC 3874344AC6019/OK
Jan 10, 2024TXI · Full5OOSTUTLE & TUTLE TRUCKING INC 1058705AC6019/OK
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around0NOVELTYPLUS LLC 3874344AC6019/OK
Oct 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around2NOVELTYPLUS LLC 3874344AC6019/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TUTLE & TUTLE TRUCKING INC1058705Jan 10, 2024Jan 10, 20241TX
NOVELTYPLUS LLC3874344Oct 1, 2023Jan 10, 20243TX
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.
AC6019OKTUTLE & TUTLE TRUCKING INCJan 10, 2024Jan 10, 20241
AC6019OKNOVELTYPLUS LLCOct 1, 2023Jan 10, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026