Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153204P1561984 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 3, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 17, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N153204P1561984
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
561984

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 · Jul 3, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0AB START LLC 36998184WB1130/CA
Feb 22, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0LEAR LOGISTICS LLC 39661014WB1130/CA
Feb 4, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0LEAR LOGISTICS LLC 3966101DH58N88/CA
Dec 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around2LEAR LOGISTICS LLC 39661014WB1130/CA
Jul 24, 2024NVII · Walk-around0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3163554DH58N88/CA
Jul 3, 2024CAI · Full2DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3163554DH58N88/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AB START LLC3699818Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261IL
LEAR LOGISTICS LLC3966101Dec 19, 2024Feb 22, 20253OH
DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC3163554Jul 3, 2024Jul 24, 20242TX
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.
4WB1130CAAB START LLCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
4WB1130CALEAR LOGISTICS LLCDec 19, 2024Feb 22, 20252
DH58N88CALEAR LOGISTICS LLCFeb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251
DH58N88CADDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 3, 2024Jul 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026