Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248208G1515367 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenAug 4, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 7, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N248208G1515367
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
515367

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
2016

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 4, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026CAI · Full1LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Apr 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSLUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Feb 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around1STEADY ROAD TRANSPORT LLC 44489594PF4504/CA
Nov 4, 2025CAI · Full0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Oct 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full2LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSLUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Jan 28, 2025CAI · Full0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Sep 3, 2024CAI · Full3OOSLUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
May 20, 2024CAI · Full0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
May 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Mar 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Mar 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSLUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Dec 26, 2023CAI · Full0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
Aug 4, 2023CAI · Full0LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN 30108334PF4504/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIEN3010833Aug 4, 2023Apr 7, 202614CA
STEADY ROAD TRANSPORT LLC4448959Feb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261CA
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.
4PF4504CALUIS FERNANDEZ ZAPIENAug 4, 2023Apr 7, 202614
4PF4504CASTEADY ROAD TRANSPORT LLCFeb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026