Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203H1520991 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 8, 2023
FL
Last seenAug 15, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148203H1520991
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
520991

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 8, 2023 – Aug 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 15, 2026ARIII · Driver-only5OOSBIG RED EXPRESS LLC 2464086QB51UH/FL
Jan 13, 2026TXI · Full4OOSBIG RED EXPRESS LLC 2464086QB51UH/FL
Oct 25, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2BIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CX/FL
Aug 21, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2BIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CX/FL
Dec 17, 2024MSIII · Driver-only2BIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CC/FL
Jul 21, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1BIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CX/FL
Jul 2, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1BIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CX/FL
Feb 29, 2024KYIII · Driver-only4BIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CX/FL
Aug 8, 2023FLII · Walk-around1OOSBIG RED EXPRESS LLC 24640862054CX/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG RED EXPRESS LLC2464086Aug 8, 2023Aug 15, 20269FL
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.
QB51UHFL2BIG RED EXPRESS LLCJan 13, 2026Aug 15, 20262
2054CXFLBIG RED EXPRESS LLCAug 8, 2023Oct 25, 20256
2054CCFLBIG RED EXPRESS LLCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026