Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209G1515180 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJan 10, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
13N148209G1515180
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
515180

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
2016

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 · Jan 10, 2024 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1KARLA V HERNANDEZ 36664964XD8782/CA
Mar 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0CHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324XD8782/CA
Mar 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSCHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324NU4873/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2OOSCHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324XD8782/CA
Nov 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3CHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324NU4873/CA
Sep 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around6CHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324NU4873/CA
Aug 15, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1CHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324NU4873/CA
Apr 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSCHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324NU4873/CA
Jan 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around0CHULO TRANSPORT LLC 32435324NU4873/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KARLA V HERNANDEZ3666496May 11, 2026May 11, 20261CA
CHULO TRANSPORT LLC3243532Jan 10, 2024Mar 13, 20268CA
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.
4XD8782CAKARLA V HERNANDEZMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
4NU4873CACHULO TRANSPORT LLCJan 10, 2024Mar 13, 20266
4XD8782CACHULO TRANSPORT LLCDec 3, 2025Mar 13, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026