Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14520XP1550647 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenAug 2, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14520XP1550647
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
14520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
550647

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 · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 163 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
1993

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSCASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
May 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
May 19, 2026CAI · Full3OOSCASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Jan 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Sep 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSCASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Jul 18, 2025CAI · Full2CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Jan 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Jan 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Aug 12, 2024CAI · Full2CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Aug 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Jul 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around2CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Sep 27, 2023CAI · Full0CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
Aug 2, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1CASTRO LOGISTICS INC 35081424US4008/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTRO LOGISTICS INC3508142Aug 2, 2023Jul 7, 202614CA
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.
4US4008CA2CASTRO LOGISTICS INCAug 2, 2023Jul 7, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026