Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C7G1517732 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 3, 2024
NE
Last seenApr 30, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
13N1532C7G1517732
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
517732

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 · Nov 3, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0BRM EXPRESS INC 23245821051198ST/IL
Jan 22, 2026ILII · Walk-around0A2V LOGISTICS LLC 3159359986105ST/IL
Jan 20, 2026MOII · Walk-around1A2V LOGISTICS LLC 3159359986105ST/IL
Jan 12, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0A2V LOGISTICS LLC 3159359986105ST/IL
Jul 18, 2025INIII · Driver-only1BRM EXPRESS INC 2324582986105ST/IL
Mar 11, 2025WYI · Full1BRM EXPRESS INC 2324582986105ST/IL
Jan 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BRM EXPRESS INC 2324582986105/IL
Nov 3, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0BRM EXPRESS INC 2324582986105ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRM EXPRESS INC2324582Nov 3, 2024Apr 30, 20265IL
A2V LOGISTICS LLC3159359Jan 12, 2026Jan 22, 20263WI
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.
1051198STILBRM EXPRESS INCApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20261
986105STILA2V LOGISTICS LLCJan 12, 2026Jan 22, 20263
986105STILBRM EXPRESS INCNov 3, 2024Jul 18, 20253
986105ILBRM EXPRESS INCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026