Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C0G1512212 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJun 12, 2023
SC
Last seenNov 19, 2023
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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
13N1532C0G1512212
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
512212

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Nov 19, 2023

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0HARRIS TEETER LLC 16362AE18825/NC
Jun 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0MCGEE CORPORATION 338731AE18825/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARRIS TEETER LLC16362Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 20231NC
MCGEE CORPORATION338731Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231NC
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.
AE18825NCHARRIS TEETER LLCNov 19, 2023Nov 19, 20231
AE18825NCMCGEE CORPORATIONJun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026