Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203H1512194 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenAug 18, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
13N148203H1512194
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
512194

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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
2017

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 18, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026CAI · Full2OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Sep 19, 2025CAI · Full0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Sep 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Sep 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Aug 19, 2025AZII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Jun 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
May 27, 2025AZII · Walk-around4OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Nov 8, 2024CAI · Full0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Jun 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Mar 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184MU5629/CA
Aug 18, 2023CAI · Full2AVT TRANSPORTATION INC 20185304MU5629/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & R TRANSPORTATION INC2064518Mar 21, 2024Aug 21, 202610CA
AVT TRANSPORTATION INC2018530Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231CA
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.
4MU5629CA2E & R TRANSPORTATION INCMar 21, 2024Aug 21, 202610
4MU5629CAAVT TRANSPORTATION INCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026