Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148208R1570254 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenFeb 18, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 29, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148208R1570254
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
570254

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
1994

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 · Feb 18, 2024 – Oct 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VC2616/CA
Oct 12, 2025NMII · Walk-around0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Aug 28, 2025UTII · Walk-around4OOSYABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around5YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
May 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAI · Full0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Jan 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Oct 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around1YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Sep 3, 2024CAI · Full0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
May 1, 2024CAI · Full0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Apr 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Apr 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Mar 25, 2024CAI · Full0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Mar 25, 2024CAI · Full1OOSYABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
Feb 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0YABO EXPRESS LLC 34851914VX2616/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YABO EXPRESS LLC3485191Feb 18, 2024Oct 29, 202515CA
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.
4VC2616CAYABO EXPRESS LLCOct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251
4VX2616CAYABO EXPRESS LLCFeb 18, 2024Oct 12, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026