Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1452C7P1557789 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 26, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 25, 2024
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1452C7P1557789
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1452C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
557789

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
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 126 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 126 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
1993

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Oct 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 25, 2024CAI · Full3EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344KZ2152/CA
Sep 19, 2024CAI · Full0EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
Jun 26, 2024CAI · Full0KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UY6638/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAI · Full0EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
Sep 27, 2023CAI · Full2OOSEFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAI · Full1EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAI · Full3EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAI · Full0EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
Jun 26, 2023CAI · Full1EFESA TRANSPORT LLC 31574344UY6638/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EFESA TRANSPORT LLC3157434Jun 26, 2023Oct 25, 20248CA
KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC2792640Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241CA
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.
4KZ2152CAEFESA TRANSPORT LLCOct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241
4UY6638CAEFESA TRANSPORT LLCJun 26, 2023Sep 19, 20247
4UY6638CAKRATOS TRANSPORT LLCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026