Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H432XKA211251 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 19, 2023
LA
Last seenOct 9, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
1M91H432XKA211251
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
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
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1H432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
211251

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
2019

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Oct 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around1KINGSBUDS LLC 3709494AJ9827/OK
Jun 20, 2024LAIII · Driver-only13RD GREEN TRUCKING LLC 3235660AJ9827/OK
Apr 26, 2024LAI · Full6OOS3RD GREEN TRUCKING LLC 3235660AJ9827/OK
Dec 8, 2023LAI · Full2SHONI'S TRANSPORTATION INC 1661716AJ9827/OK
Dec 1, 2023LAI · Full7OOSPASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3611137AJ9827/OK
Oct 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around5PASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3611137AJ9827/OK
Sep 19, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0PASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3611137AJ9827/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KINGSBUDS LLC3709494Oct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251TX
3RD GREEN TRUCKING LLC3235660Apr 26, 2024Jun 20, 20242MS
SHONI'S TRANSPORTATION INC1661716Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 20231TX
PASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION3611137Sep 19, 2023Dec 1, 20233TX
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.
AJ9827OKKINGSBUDS LLCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
AJ9827OK3RD GREEN TRUCKING LLCApr 26, 2024Jun 20, 20242
AJ9827OKSHONI'S TRANSPORTATION INCDec 8, 2023Dec 8, 20231
AJ9827OKPASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATIONSep 19, 2023Dec 1, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026