Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248200C1553654 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenJun 26, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 20, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N248200C1553654
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
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
24820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
553654

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 · 549 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 549 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 26, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026KYI · Full3OOSVILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Nov 22, 2025TXI · Full3OOSVILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Oct 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSVILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Aug 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around2VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Jul 1, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Apr 24, 2025MSIII · Driver-only3VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620126B343/TX
Sep 24, 2024ILII · Walk-around0VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620Y98836/TX
Jul 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around6VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620Y98836/TX
Jan 31, 2024INII · Walk-around2VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620Y98836/TX
Aug 2, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2VILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620Y98836/TX
Jun 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSVILLA EXPRESS LLC 2831620Y98836/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VILLA EXPRESS LLC2831620Jun 26, 2023May 20, 202612TX
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.
126B343TXVILLA EXPRESS LLCApr 24, 2025May 20, 20267
Y98836TXVILLA EXPRESS LLCJun 26, 2023Sep 24, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026