Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153204P1553478 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 17, 2024
NC
Last seenJun 5, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
13N153204P1553478
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
553478

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 · 1,231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,231 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 · Jun 17, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026TNIII · Driver-only2OOS4-W EXPRESS LLC 2477882304202T/TN
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full0DIVERSITY TRUCKING LLC 4020585304202T/TN
Sep 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RIGID TRANSPORT LLC 2562120304202T/TN
Jun 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RIGID TRANSPORT LLC 2562120304202T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4-W EXPRESS LLC2477882Jun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261OK
DIVERSITY TRUCKING LLC4020585Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251PA
RIGID TRANSPORT LLC2562120Jun 17, 2024Sep 24, 20242NC
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.
304202TTN4-W EXPRESS LLCJun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261
304202TTNDIVERSITY TRUCKING LLCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
304202TTNRIGID TRANSPORT LLCJun 17, 2024Sep 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026