Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148206C1555971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 13, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 6, 2024
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148206C1555971
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
555971

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
2012

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 13, 2023 – Nov 6, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2024TNI · Full0E4 FREIGHT INC 3653175CS8769/OK
Apr 3, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1E4 FREIGHT INC 3653175CS8769/OK
Dec 7, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0E4 FREIGHT INC 3653175BU2964/OK
Aug 22, 2023COIII · Driver-only2E4 FREIGHT INC 3653175C58769/OK
Jun 18, 2023UTI · Full2OOSE4 FREIGHT INC 3653175BU2964/OK
Jun 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only4OOSE4 FREIGHT INC 3653175BU2964/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E4 FREIGHT INC3653175Jun 13, 2023Nov 6, 20246GA
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.
CS8769OKE4 FREIGHT INCApr 3, 2024Nov 6, 20242
BU2964OKE4 FREIGHT INCJun 13, 2023Dec 7, 20233
C58769OKE4 FREIGHT INCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026