Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Merritt

1MT2N5337LH028436 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenApr 11, 2024
WI
Last seenJan 18, 2026
KS
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
1MT2N5337LH028436
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
2N533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
028436

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 · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 108 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 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 18, 2026KSIII · Driver-only3ZACHARY NIGHTINGALE 398559117877P/SD
Apr 11, 2024WIII · Walk-around45C LIVESTOCK LLC 412071517877P/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZACHARY NIGHTINGALE3985591Jan 18, 2026Jan 18, 20261MT
5C LIVESTOCK LLC4120715Apr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241SD
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.
17877PSDZACHARY NIGHTINGALEJan 18, 2026Jan 18, 20261
17877PSD5C LIVESTOCK LLCApr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 25, 2026