Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532CXL1543496 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenJun 22, 2023
TN
Last seenJul 30, 2026
LA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532CXL1543496
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
543496

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 · 1,607 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,607 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
2020

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Jul 24, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
May 27, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1TRAIN INC 2642345933479ST/IL
Mar 21, 2026MOII · Walk-around2TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Feb 20, 2026MTIII · Driver-only2TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Mar 14, 2025MTII · Walk-around2TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Mar 6, 2025TNI · Full4OOSTRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Feb 19, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Jul 16, 2024NEII · Walk-around1OOSTRAIN INC 2642345717968/IL
Mar 29, 2024SDIII · Driver-only2TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Mar 19, 2024INIII · Driver-only4TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
Jun 22, 2023TNII · Walk-around2TRAIN INC 2642345717968ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRAIN INC2642345Jun 22, 2023Jul 30, 202612IL
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.
717968STIL2TRAIN INCJun 22, 2023Jul 30, 202610
933479STILTRAIN INCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
717968ILTRAIN INCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026