Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4320JA211872 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 16, 2024
LA
Last seenOct 8, 2024
LA
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
1M91H4320JA211872
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2018
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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
211872

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.

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 · Jul 16, 2024 – Oct 8, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0—K BOOM LOGISTICS LLC 3734922AJ9363/OK
Aug 21, 2024LAI · Full2—K BOOM LOGISTICS LLC 3734922AJ9363/OK
Jul 17, 2024LAI · Full2—MULTI-M SERVICES LLC 3444368AJ9363/OK
Jul 16, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2—MULTI-M SERVICES LLC 3444368AJ9363/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K BOOM LOGISTICS LLC3734922Aug 21, 2024Oct 8, 20242TX
MULTI-M SERVICES LLC3444368Jul 16, 2024Jul 17, 20242TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AJ9363OK—K BOOM LOGISTICS LLCAug 21, 2024 → Oct 8, 20242
AJ9363OK—MULTI-M SERVICES LLCJul 16, 2024 → Jul 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026