Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253201K1534111 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMay 3, 2024
SD
Last seenAug 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
13N253201K1534111
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
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
25320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
534111

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 · 307 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 307 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
2019

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 · May 3, 2024 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around6REDHILL'S EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 2473369422532Z/ME
Jun 15, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0REDHILL'S EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 2473369422532Z/ME
May 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSREDHILL'S EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC 2473369422532Z/ME
Jul 7, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0SAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLC 2328966422532Z/ME
Jun 19, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0SAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLC 23289664225327/ME
May 8, 2024AZII · Walk-around2SAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLC 2328966422532Z/ME
May 3, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0SAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLC 2328966422532Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REDHILL'S EXPRESS CARRIERS LLC2473369May 31, 2026Aug 12, 20263TX
SAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLC2328966May 3, 2024Jul 7, 20244TX
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.
422532ZME2REDHILL'S EXPRESS CARRIERS LLCMay 31, 2026Aug 12, 20263
422532ZMESAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLCMay 3, 2024Jul 7, 20243
4225327MESAFEWAY TRUCK LINES LLCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026